Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Born in the north to a Crown-heir, Ildrex learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp. Jade (120 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Silvo is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Dyer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anne isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Adventurer who has hired her part-time. 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: Engong was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. This white eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cimer studied abroad. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her silver hair down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Wella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).