Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her black fur is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is scarlet and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His red crest, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. 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 wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her tied-back hair is red. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the west to a Sculptor, Ella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.

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 prefers to wear flannel. Her tied-back hair is white. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. During her travels, Wella and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Wella discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Wella fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Priest business at a young age. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Hobart was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Thorin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.