Description: He stands about 4'3" and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gardain grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She takes great joy in being the best Armorer in town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull black iron scale mail. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Ahvain was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He struck the Stableman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by his family; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cook. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp. White pearl (80 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Faran embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Faran reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 230 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a large tan jacket. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 17. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Elama is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ellywick 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.