Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Puyet's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Puyet and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has no hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Vlorn 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. Vlorn 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 gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1800 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Balifra speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

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. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a red tunic with violet highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born in the north. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy black dress. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Armara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a Bricklayer soon after.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears her brown hair up. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 160 gp.