Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Purson does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears bulky tan painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. With wild chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with pastel slacks. She has wavy white hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 red lining and desert motifs. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp.

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 loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has golden hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sumnes hails from a village terrorized by orcs. At some point she was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is purple and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: Habor wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Debt. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her yellow fur is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.