Description: This late middle aged woman has the majority of her body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. With wild brown hair. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nedda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Nedda abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He stands about 4'7" and wears just a blue suit. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is white and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He takes great joy in being the best Mercenary in town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Sculptor, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 360 gp. Amber (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a trident on his belt, and he perpetually has his trident ready. His dark red hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has white eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Akta never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.