Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Herbalist business.

History: Vezera was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Vezera was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Vezera's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Healer. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Burgell was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Jeweler. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he very much looks the part of a Stableman. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Therai has worked very hard to control his curse. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is red and curly. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Priest first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Vanuath alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is an epitome of beauty. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Korag fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.