Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Howard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is physically well-built. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Weaver born in the past three hundred years. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Weaver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Weaver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, marred by chocolates. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Abalaba embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Anselm wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for him, and Anselm does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.