Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Nora learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 cp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He very much looks the part of a Marshal. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Banker, who enjoyed hunting, Feng was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Seamstress first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Seamstress, Art learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears white trousers with green and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Hupe was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Barrister. He struck the Barrister job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Gomory and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His tied-back hair is black. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Abad is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Abad was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her green crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shipwright who has hired her part-time. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Nala hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Aquamarine (200 gp).