Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with black slacks, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thorpe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thorpe was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 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 wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. With wild white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Marshal. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Eva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Zaffrab enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Being a Seamstress 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: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear violet tank tops with red pants. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his blue hair up. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Qemuel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Qemuel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Leaf learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has taken up work as a Unemployed and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Drifting was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 360 gp.