Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Arara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Halander isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. His crest is silver and curly. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears just a green suit. Her hair is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Kali hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the east. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.