Description: A 4'10" northern man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 cp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a hunchback. She has black hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Heather wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She uses divination through singing.

History: Heather was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was a Spice Merchant, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 sp. Obsidian (13 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his copper crest up. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Quilla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Junk Dealer. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has slicked back brown hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Vistra was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 pp. 2 Holy water.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His fur is cinnamon and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He became a Healer soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'0" when asserting herself. Her white hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.