Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a red and white robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and usually wears her white robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has golden hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tyna embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and falchions. His crest is green and curly. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is an amazing painter.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Tailor does. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has worked as a Tailor like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bryseis grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Bryseis abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 16000 sp.