Description: 5'8" and muscular, this southern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south to a Spy, Arannis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Phann is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Heward was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heward grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heward. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Ronobe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his violet robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. She has done her best to style her white fur to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and balancing her hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Anbera was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 pp.