Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is white and curly. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Thervan 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. Thervan 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 bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her silver hair is cut short. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp. Amber (60 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

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.