Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears professional attire. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10 pp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She is an epitome of beauty. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Thea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Thea was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bookbinder. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Lewis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears bulky red painted plate armor. With wild auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Nikki was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She tends to her Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She struck the Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Norûk speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished kukri as well. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has violet eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp.