Description: This tall, slender woman wears black trousers with pastel and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her brass crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Mindartis hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries kukris. Her blue crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She carries a battered shield and tarnished morningstar as well. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Helja isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helja fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His head has been shaved. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 230 gp.