Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her 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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Smoking was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Smoking's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Smoking and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She wears a red shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bricklayer and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 40 pp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries pickaxes. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting brigands, the young Melech began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shaena 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 Shaena. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A 6'0" eastern woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. With bright white hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Rolen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Quilla has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 80 gp.