Description: He wears a yellow vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and hammers. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the north. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aerdeth. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and tridents. His hair is black and curly. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nutae grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nutae. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. The war was a terrible time for her, and Veloptima does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Veloptima has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Veloptima and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 180 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Wella embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Emerald (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the south. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Traulam was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a red costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A true patriot, Willow would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Willow was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student she started as a Blacksmith, but she got bored and became a Actor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 220 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears long strands of amethyst and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born into a rich family. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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. She has worked as a Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp).