Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a red coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Altho was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

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 is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Andraste lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears just a pastel suit. Her gray fur is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her fur is gray and curly. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her broad pastel hat.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He is physically well-built. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has moderate length silver crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Vrondiss is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Baker mother left him crippled. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and her gloved hand is found clutching a lance. Her tied-back hair is black. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Tervaround lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Holy water.