Description: She wears a violet costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. A true patriot, Melissa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Melissa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This man tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Dyer, who enjoyed hunting, Bulzo was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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: Money/treasure; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Stannor isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Stannor grew up listening to his father's many stories. Stannor was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Crown-heir. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society and is in decent physical shape. She wears her black crest down. 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 calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ellywick embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 360 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.