Description: This dark-skinned male wears tattered old clothes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 cp. Azurite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is still thick. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is typically in her Gardener uniform. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has moderate length chestnut hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Cumpen is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Cumpen hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This western woman wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small violet hat.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 gp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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, Lagazi is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Lagazi was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is lengthy. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oblar grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tethren will drive conversation. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Tethren reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.