Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. She sports a flattop hair cut. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has dyed his greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dagger grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Dagger 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 cp. Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: A 5'5" western woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and green pants. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Seven was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Armorer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Armorer for the past few years.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hupe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. A true patriot, Hupe would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Hupe reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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. Hupe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She struck the Doctor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her morningstar. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 4'8". She dresses like a well dressed Mayor does, and her gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Heather enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mayor.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp.