Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her tied-back hair is brown. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but she was a colossal failure. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Odorr was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear grey tank tops with white skirt. Her hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Glassblower. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a blue and black robe with the hood down. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Phann learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is portly but not overly obese. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

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. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: An older woman who typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Ahinar was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ahinar's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his cinnamon fur. He has green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 340 gp. Amber (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.