Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hobart isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Through the years after Manea was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Manea's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'4" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is well kept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Caramip is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Actor business.

History: Caramip was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Actor. She has achieved small success as a Actor.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A freak accident while working with his Shoemaker mother left him crippled. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has wavy auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears long strands of sapphire and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His blue hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Actor profession.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is cut short. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nuraval alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nuraval was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her brown hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sculptor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sculptor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.