Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is silver and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

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. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears just a blue suit. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 22. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Althaea never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Shane is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by his family; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a pastel vest and prefers grey and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. His hair is silver and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and violet robe with the hood down. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Herbalist. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on his left side. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished axe as well. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. This silver eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Chem was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 pp.