Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'5" and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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. Oriel liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Doctor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Now he works as a dancing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. She now owns her own business.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 gp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bertram embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his gold crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Salasar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Crowbar.

Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, pastel shirt, and white tie. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2400 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Laborer business.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and tabaxi compassion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.