Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and blue tie. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 son.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She keeps her green crest in a flapper bob. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His beige fur is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Cloud was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stylist responsibilities is difficult; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is short and white. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gynnie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries rapiers. She has done her best to style her gold crest to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has taken up work as a Fletcher and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gimble embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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 is a Maurezhi in disguise. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Vassago lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Chalcedony (80 gp).