Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Malquis hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Has a crush, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has red hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He wears his red hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist, Mundane, Fearful. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Chem will drive conversation. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Chem was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. Amethyst (120 gp).