Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Smoking lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jillian embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jillian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: She wears a simple red robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bowyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bowyer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries sickles. Her hair is short and blonde. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).