Description: This southern woman wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Tanner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a white coat with red slacks. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, John learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 12000 sp.