Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. 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: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Beggar. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ombul was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a hunchback. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Hupe lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is well kept. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Irann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 sp. Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 pp.