Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tricking grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tricking. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'10". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 cp. Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is golden and curly. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: She wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head, and she perpetually has her crossbow ready. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by her family; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Frederick was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 sp.