Description: She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Vadania hails from a village terrorized by drow. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Revenge; and many drow want her driven away

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Qemuel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Therai and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 17000 sp. Fire opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red fur is braided into rings. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1000 gp).