Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 270 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Gorga liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 90 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His copper crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Gargax was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Philomena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She struck the Map Maker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his silver hair down. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cockaby fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears grey trousers with black and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Ralf is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by his family; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a great chef.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Mella was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His hair is white and curly. He has red eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Zepar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Zepar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Farmer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.