Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is typically in her Stableman uniform. She wears her red hair up. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 2'11", this man wears tattered old clothes. His tied-back hair is red. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Curran studied abroad. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Azurite (4 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her crest is rusty and very short. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.