Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She wears a fancy blue dress. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shanairla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side, marred by sweets. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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. Sindri fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

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

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His white hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She is physically well-built. Her orange fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Cloud learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her brown hair up. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).