Description: He is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Guard, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Foxilon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black fur. She likes to wear brown tank tops with green skirt. She has a hunchback. She sports a flattop fur cut. This copper eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Now she works as a dancing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a fancy red dress. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Dell hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She wears her blonde hair up. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Caramip isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the west to a Sculptor, Caramip learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Caramip alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy tan suit. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Eberdeb was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Standing 4'3", this man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Orsik was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Military, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears long strands of opal and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).