Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Faran was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ethereal was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired her part-time. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bella does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Through the years after Bella was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bella's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Bella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He very much looks the part of a Spy. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.