Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is black and very short. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vani isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She wears blue trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her brown hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His yellow fur is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tricking is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Tricking was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barkeep. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a large blue jacket. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Ellyjoybell hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ellyjoybell was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). White pearl (150 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shoemaker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2 Holy water.