Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

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 to a pair of adventurers, Ootah grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ootah liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a hunchback. She wears her brown hair down. 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 tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available she will default to her rapier. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Sculptor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bellfounder and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rurik studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has wavy silver hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. A true patriot, Vaina would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the east to a Apothecary, Vaina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'3". She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp. Red garnet (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: An older man who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, he is not a threatening figure. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Iolite (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nagrette will drive conversation. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Nagrette was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She has worked as a Cartwright like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoprase (80 gp).