Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She prefers to wear flannel. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Akta was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Mortician, but she got bored and became a Tanner. She became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She is an epitome of beauty. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Panana learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She's also a talented Adventurer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her orange fur down. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length white hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Waywocket grew up listening to her father's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is short and black. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Aust alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Aust was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Coral (100 gp). 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sekhmet hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 sp.