Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Rose was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again.

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. She has wavy red hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Reddlepop studied abroad. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy red hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Galiena was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).