Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She sports a flattop fur cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trail was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white fur is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. 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 travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and halberds. With bright blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired her part-time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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. Being a Engraver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her crest is bronze and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Synthrin was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Emmeline was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Dilettante. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Bilga is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Bilga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has moderate length blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.