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 a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gurdis embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born in the south. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Gurdis has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Gurdis and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Dyer.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a carpenter again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her hair is black and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Geva grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Phann studied abroad. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a blue shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large white jacket. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Borun speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Borun lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is golden and curly. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 sp. Sard (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp).