Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'7". He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1800 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He wears his silver hair down. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered red hat.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 settle down with his crush; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sard (20 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).