Description: This malnourished man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She usually wears her white robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a very tight haircut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Shaena was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished shortspear as well. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 11000 sp. Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.