Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He tends to his Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nelkin embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He uses divination through singing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 sp. Jade (140 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her brown hair is wavy and long. 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 witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Xanaphia was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. Recently the stress of being a Spice Merchant has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses like a well dressed Brewer does. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the east to a Brewer, Hork learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Brewer like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vaina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 290 gp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red crest is knotted and matted. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her fur is black and curly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: 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.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a brown shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Bolhild was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp. A small bag of saffron. (100 gp).

Description: A 4'8" northern man, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Thervan hails from a village terrorized by goblins. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp.