Description: This northern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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 the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing left leg. 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 cut close to his head. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 daughter.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: Prosperine wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Prosperine 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 has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Thorpe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Thorpe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a green shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. His copper crest is still thick. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Sage father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Sage.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy, Disease. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy gold crest. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a hunchback. She has gold crest. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Synthrin learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 210 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.