Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. His fur is cut close to his head. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Spring was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Miner. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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-brother.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears just a pastel suit. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Baker. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Red spinel (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Zircon (40 gp).