Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Engraver does, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black fur is long and unkept. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Engraver. He became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Ilde is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears professional attire. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for her, and Uzza does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Seamstress business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fargas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 370 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'2" when asserting himself. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Harbek is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Harbek hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 310 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his black hair up. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.