Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hobart embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has slicked back black hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ella was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. White pearl (80 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gargax was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 2000 cp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and swords. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Olrok was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Olrok decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Olrok was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barber they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bounty Hunter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To be a Barber again; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp. White pearl (160 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. His brown fur is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.