Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aline studied abroad. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple blue robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Healer business.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raer fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A 6'5" northern woman, she is wearing a long, green cloak. She keeps her long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Scribe business.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and green tie. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Miller. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Torz hails from a village terrorized by giants. At a young age his father died while driving off some giants. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in glaive use. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has wavy white fur. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Courier. She's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Astar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Astar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Astar. Being a Bellfounder 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He wears his golden hair up. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Carrie learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 gp.