Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Simple lock. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his silver hair up. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Marshal born in the past three hundred years. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. He has taken up work as a Marshal and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 350 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.