Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears green painted combat armor at almost all times, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy purple hair. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Rieta was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her golden hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with red slacks. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Thea was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.