Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gunter 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 Gunter. Being a Spice Merchant 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: Many brigands want him driven away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 cp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and carries halberds. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has silver eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fletcher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student she started as a Scribe, but she got bored and became a Fletcher. She struck the Fletcher job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. With bright golden hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This southern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports brown long hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a great chef.

History: She was born into a rich family. Serpent was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Server. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has slicked back golden hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Trym is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Armorer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a brown suit. His beige fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 sp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp.