Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Dain was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She wears her gold crest down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Surina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vani embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. After a long history of fighting, Vani and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Callie studied abroad. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp).