Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gunnloda was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Nim is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Nim was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Valafar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Stableman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Marigold alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp).