Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, red cloak. His hair is blonde and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Beggar father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 130 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and auburn. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ugarth isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Merchant mother left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Emerald (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is short and dark red. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Slave, Family, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears her silver crest up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has moderate length white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Krûk never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and likes to wear brown tank tops with blue skirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Dilettante business.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 sp.