Description: She wears a fancy red dress. She is physically well-built. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Nedda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Nedda was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Manfred has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Masseuse uniform. Her hair is short and auburn. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sutha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in an above average manner. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Sapply's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has no fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her flail. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Euphemia isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. After a long history of fighting, Euphemia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Bella hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Crown-heir. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He 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. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (120 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 pp.