Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Bryseis was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 16th 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 since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Pogranix 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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Barkeep, Pogranix learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Barkeep. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fancy green suit. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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. A true patriot, Diesa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small forest village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Diesa took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor she uses now. She bought a shield and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman very much looks the part of a Mercenary, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her gold crest down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 Mercenary. She has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Thunderstones. 3 Holy water. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Lucan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp. Carnelian (40 gp).