Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by chocolates. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His orange fur, when down, is lengthy. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a red shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Seraphina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1700 sp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Actor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'0". He wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His ears are large.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Adventurer for hire.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Coral (80 gp).