Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Euron 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 someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Barkeep like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp. Iolite (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case, and is pretty ugly. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bharash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears just a brown suit. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Melissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: Jezean is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jezean studied abroad. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Jezean was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 900 sp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished dagger as well. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Pandjed enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Pandjed lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is brown and curly. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and crossbows. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. Nora is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nora studied abroad. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her beige fur up. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Dynamic abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.