Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black opal (1100 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 280 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). White opal (700 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'11" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.