Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is blue and very short. 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 loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His copper crest is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Quarethon's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'10" and likes to wear red tank tops with violet skirt. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp.