Description: This light-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a hunchback. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ridaro was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her lavender fur down. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tree does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Tree was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shoemaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mortician profession.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 sp. Coral (50 gp).

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 fancy red dress. With wild black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carpenter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished glaive as well. She has no hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the north. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to be a bricklayer again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 370 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. She has moderate length auburn hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Bendoo took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sword and armor she uses now. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jaxi does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Jaxi was taken on many hunting expeditions. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She bought a spear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).