Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Thea hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his black hair up. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Kyle liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her crest is short and copper. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Chassath was born the youngest of three triplets. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is long and unkept. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Habor lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Healer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Healer. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a sellsword again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.