Description: This man wears just a violet suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Norman alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bounty Hunter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

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. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a blue scarf. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears a fancy tan suit. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has brown hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Raymond 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 Raymond. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Zircon (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Sarah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop fur cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses like a well dressed Actor does. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.