Description: This tall, slender woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She got into the Locksmith business at a young age. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tawna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man likes to wear white tank tops with pastel pants. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. With bright black hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in the north. Senteq liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished sai as well. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Dagnal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp. Jade (150 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and wears a brown vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Right-Handed was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fancy red suit. His golden hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Krimmon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.