Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is red and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has worked as a Jeweler like his mother before him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is black and curly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the north. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Laborer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a crush on the local laborer

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His hair is blonde and curly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Mardnab is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Stacee embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Stacee was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Stacee decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Dyer 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: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Brewer and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Brewer like her father before her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has wavy white fur. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Courier. She's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Astar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Astar 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 Astar. Being a Bellfounder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He wears his golden hair up. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Carrie learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 gp.