Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: Alain was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Bricklayer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jacoba was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A true patriot, Mara would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and balancing her hectic life and new animal trainer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Bowyer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has worked as a Farmer like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Akta has worked very hard to control her curse. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (10 gp).