Description: A 3'2" eastern woman, she wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ranala is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Ranala hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

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. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dee embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dee was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing a long, black cloak. He is physically well-built. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.