Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a red feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jasmine embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Farmer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears white trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

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 well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Junk Dealer profession.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Skirt was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Baker. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his axe ready. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Foxilon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Foxilon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the left. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rivaan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. White pearl (120 gp).