Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She usually wears her tan robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered tan hat.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 26000 sp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary. His red fur is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mercenary born in the past three hundred years. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Emerald was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alain embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Alain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Thiala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp.