Description: She wears a simple red robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Cora isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Cora learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: This woman wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is rusty and very short. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. Her dark red hair is still thick. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Verin has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).