Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Through the years after Vani was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Vani's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern woman is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Kithri was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dee isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Mason, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Layabout kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1500 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp).