Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His black crest is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. He has auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Kelter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this northern man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Laucian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Laucian. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eldeth grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Butcher. Zaffrab is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.