Description: This western man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Howard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Armorer, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and carries morningstars. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Quilla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Mason does. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She struck the Mason job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a mercenary again

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Architect. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sorath was born the youngest of three triplets. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Krimmon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Buvvie was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Reddlepop embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Reddlepop was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Reddlepop and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4 Alchemist’s fire.