Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She very much looks the part of a Mason. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

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 blue collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hlin has worked very hard to control her curse. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest is white and curly. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and carries tridents. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 cp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.