Description: Standing 5'0", this woman dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west to a Laborer, Lia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Laborer. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears professional attire. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her crest is brass and curly. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Kadana was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears a green shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a Mortician first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she very much looks the part of a Armorer. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Silvo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She is an epitome of beauty. She has wavy auburn hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Sardonyx (70 gp).