Description: She is a husky woman, who typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is an amazing painter.

History: Hlin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jade (120 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quelenna grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Right-Handed is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Right-Handed grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Right-Handed abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Solid gold idol (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Assassin business.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 12000 sp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.