Description: This eastern man sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his red crest down. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

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 cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thorpe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Thorpe was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Thorpe was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thorpe decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She sports golden long hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Helgret was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Server does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is green and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Maagog was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age his mother died while driving off some orcs. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in crossbow use. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. White opal (600 gp). White pearl (130 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 330 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. He became a Sailor soon after.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she usually wears her grey robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Eye agate (13 gp).