Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anne isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Tailor. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Erdan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Bundrigo took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up bow and armor he uses now. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Mentor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Malquis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She wears her silver hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp. Coral (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black top hat and black clothes. His crest is white and curly. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. He has a hunchback. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a great chef.

History: Qualen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Seamstress and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Druuk lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.