Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Agatha was born the youngest of three triplets. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on her right side, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Masseuse. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Masseuse but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He's also a talented Adventurer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She wears her red hair up. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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, Seddit is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Masseuse, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 17000 cp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a violet feather.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Ploughman kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears just a brown suit. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Eva 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. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 230 gp.