Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky violet painted plate armor. She has no hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Aquamarine (400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy bronze crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 23000 sp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Jade (70 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and blue pants. Her hair is golden and curly. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Fisher business.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A freak accident while working with her Performer mother left her crippled. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Stacee isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Stacee grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. Golden pearl (100 gp).