Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She's in love; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Addict, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Osco's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Osco liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bertram embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 180 gp.