Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Shivering hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Shivering was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a violet coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 29000 sp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and she perpetually has her flail ready. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Oriel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Varis was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Varis's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.