Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries bastard swords. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Norman has worked very hard to control his curse. 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. Norman fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He has wavy blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tûmhom studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her brown hair up. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Melissa will drive conversation. A true patriot, Melissa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mayor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (7 gp).

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Portia embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Portia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His hair is golden and very short. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Brewer and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). 1 Everburning torch.