Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her grey robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. She has wavy black hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Thomas speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Chad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'3". He likes to wear black tank tops with brown pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. He has wavy rusty crest. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dazzazn grew up listening to his father's many stories. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: This man wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Raymond embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Raymond and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She wears her white crest up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nala will drive conversation. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp. Zircon (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Orthog's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.