Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports white long hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Jak learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears just a brown suit. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Yvonne was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Yvonne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp.