Description: She stands about 5'4" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Xanaphia embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Xanaphia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Xanaphia was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Xanaphia decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 2 Thunderstones. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His fur is red and curly. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sarai isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She is physically well-built. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Thodris was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 240 gp.