Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Efferil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has lavender fur. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears long strands of amethyst and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born into a rich family. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is blonde and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently the stress of being a Tanner has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with pastel slacks. She has no hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (60 gp). 2 Acid flasks.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great joy in being the best Adventurer in town.

History: Raer was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a Adventurer soon after.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ruler. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Ruler; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is red and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Butcher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Arara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.