Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries bastard swords. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Goroth was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Goroth decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Goroth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'10" and wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Gifted from a young age, Adelaide studied abroad. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has dyed his greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Marshal work with an outfit from a few towns over. Marshal work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Marshal job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a Weaver, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears professional attire. She keeps her green crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Ploughman. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Varg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Calcitro was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Stableman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. Her red hair is still thick. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the west. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Griselda began to lead the lost caravan. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red spinel (140 gp).