Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She found a children's book about a Halfling Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. She wears her red hair up. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fallond fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Zircon (30 gp).