Description: She wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished greatsword as well. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Valanthe was born the youngest of three triplets. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Amber (140 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Morkral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 380 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Jet (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished nunchaku as well. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in the east. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears tattered old clothes. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mormo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Hourglass.