Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Pink pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. He keeps his blue crest in a flapper bob. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Torinn was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A freak accident while working with her Animal Trainer father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 8000 sp. Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).