Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Portia isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a worn and beaten armor, he is not a threatening figure. His white crest is thinning but still full. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are red.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 is greedy; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Zepar was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Zepar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Zepar decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.