Description: This late middle aged woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. She has slicked back black hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nedda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shifting will drive conversation. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Mundane, PTSD. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and brown robe with the hood down. Her hair is white and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His purple hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. He has no fur. This yellow eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 gp.