Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Pennie's homeland. Pennie decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her white crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Quespa was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy orange fur. He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He has a hunchback. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Left-Handed 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 Left-Handed. He bought a scythe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).