Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. Her dark red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is golden and curly. She has brown eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Nedda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 280 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'3". She wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has shaved her head bald. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nyx was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Layabout father left her crippled. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Ortegar took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect his home; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Paela and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed whip, just in case. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is a Butcher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a violet scarf, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Tharivol was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 pp.