Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is red and curly. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Astaro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Barkeep like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the west to a Bellfounder, Jaxi learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Roofer, but she was a colossal failure. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 90 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her quarterstaff. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Ahlyssa was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Peridot (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and carries greataxes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1600 sp. Jet (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a fancy white dress. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

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. She takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tod embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Odorr is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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: Broce was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp.