Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a violet shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His childhood dream was to be a Miller, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She struck the Mortician job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His hair is short and golden. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'11" eastern man, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Hork was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Hork's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Coral (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Ea speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ea studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has moderate length auburn hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

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. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, red cloak. His tied-back hair is white. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.