Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His black fur is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Shivering was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Barrister kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He usually wears his red robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A true patriot, Faran would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in a small island village. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A 5'7" northern woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her fur is gray and very short. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Shivering was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She got into the Glassblower business at a young age. Her first spouse was a Mason, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp).

Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down, and carries nunchakus. She has a very tight haircut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eldeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Good lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he very much looks the part of a Herbalist. His black hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 270 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

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 typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has auburn hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Military, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp.