Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head and is in decent physical shape. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Eida abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Trym 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Darrak will drive conversation. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has violet eyes and a violet hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and white tie. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Pushkrimp 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Pushkrimp never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a green top hat and green clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is gold and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Nuthra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her black hair is still thick. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ranala does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ranala was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 250 gp.