Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He usually wears his grey robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the south to a Cook, Baern learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 cp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lance grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60 gp. Sard (60 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Odorr was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He 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 several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Holy water. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This light-skinned male is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: A 6'5" eastern woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her scarlet crest is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brass crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Farideh will drive conversation. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. His hair is silver and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

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. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.