Description: 5'6" and muscular, this southern woman typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is red and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Markosian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Markosian was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Glassblower. She struck the Glassblower job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Odo was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a fancy brown suit. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Justin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She sports auburn long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Oriel 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 Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Robbie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His hair is red and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aerdeth isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aerdeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Golden pearl (110 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This light-skinned female is typically in her Farmer uniform. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the east to a Farmer, Fallthra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fancy white dress. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bilga isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Marshal job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.