Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tattered old clothes. Her white hair is wavy and long. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Vaina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. After a long history of fighting, Vaina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ombul embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He uses divination through singing.

History: Ombul was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Ombul took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has golden hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.