Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Kali wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Shanairla is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Shanairla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears red trousers with green and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oblar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 pp. Azurite (16 gp).