Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a red costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Born to a Barkeep, her mother struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Miner. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Giselle was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A 4'8" eastern woman, she is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. With wild black hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. After coming to the age of reason, Ermina took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He prefers to wear flannel. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Locksmith born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Robert would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Robert studied abroad. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, white cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is silver and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 wants revenge against giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.