Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Bricklayer, but he got bored and became a Miller. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tana is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a grey shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Masseuse, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Map Maker. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is blue and very short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His red hair is knotted and matted. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the east to a Sculptor, Naeris learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp).