Description: A 5'7" eastern man, he usually wears his grey robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born into a rich family. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He is physically well-built. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and brown pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a grey vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Siffress's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder, and carries shortbows. She wears her red fur up. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is auburn and curly. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. He struck the Herbalist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 cp.