Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a pastel vest and prefers black and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her beige fur is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oblar embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Oblar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears grey trousers with pastel and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a hunchback. She wears her silver hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has no crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nykkan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.