Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: Smoking hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his white crest in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray 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 not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Assassin; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born into a rich family. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Detective. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Detective. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor, marred by teas. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. She has no hair. She has green eyes and a violet hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black top hat and black clothes. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His beige fur is long and unkept. His copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.