Description: An older woman who wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Harann was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up work as a Locksmith and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roland grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman father left him crippled. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, yellow shirt, and white tie, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Layabout mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Jheri was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Paymon was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).