Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Detective, his mother struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Stannor was born with his father's beautiful face. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished whip as well. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has brown eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 97. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 33000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.