Description: This woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available she will default to her lance, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has styled her gray fur well, parting it to the left. She has green eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Smoking 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 Smoking. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries greataxes. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frederick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He wears blue trousers with yellow and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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. Rael 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 meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Herbalist, but she got bored and became a Barrister. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tod studied abroad. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Vonbin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Vonbin took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.