Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Gurdis is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Susannah 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Glim is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Glim hails from a village terrorized by goblins. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered goblins who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries longswords. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Sard (30 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp.