Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He has brown hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her brown hair up. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Adelaide was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, and carries falchions. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nikki embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Nikki was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the psionic 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 360 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Healer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, pastel shirt, and tan tie. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Roge hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Zâthra would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Zâthra lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 sp.