Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fancy red dress. She sports white long hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

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

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fancy brown dress. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Soapmaker mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Heward learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a yellow shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.