Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Paela liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

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 wears baggy green pantaloons and a white scarf. His brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and blonde. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Traulam was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. She became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp. Obsidian (8 gp).