Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His white fur is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Edge grew up listening to his father's many stories. His first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He very much looks the part of a Dyer. His fur is orange and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears a white vest and prefers red and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Puyet studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear flannel. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Marigold isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is a great chef.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 6'0" and muscular, this eastern man wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His red hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Chad hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Giselle was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Coral (140 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.