Description: Standing 3'0", this woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pearl isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Assassin. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Ishte enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ishte was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Holy water.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Paelias abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports chestnut long hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chalcedony (80 gp).