Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a fancy black dress. With wild auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his black robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He wears his white hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Borgu speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Ernest was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Theriatis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theriatis grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is an epitome of beauty. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Mardnab was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mardnab decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 46000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).