Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She wears her white hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

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 thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Manea was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Carpenter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Curran isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Pearl has worked very hard to control her curse. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 70 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears professional attire. She has moderate length black hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Deep green spinel (70 gp).