Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his auburn hair up. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Lance was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Lance was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Lance decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Immeral grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears professional attire. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Ahinar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Born in the east to a Masseuse, Arannis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is short and white. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She has wavy blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love, Military, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 350 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).