Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'8". She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Willow grew up listening to her father's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses like a well dressed Glassblower does. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Performer again.

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in a small plains village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a large tan jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barkeep.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fancy tan suit. He wears his blonde hair down. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Cartwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Fivin was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Jet (40 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, red cloak. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Chenna is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Ploughman business at a young age. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Berrian isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Berrian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. Hematite (12 gp).