Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dull white sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sickle, just in case, and a wedding ring on her right hand. With wild blonde hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, she is not a threatening figure. She has a very tight haircut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alain isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull red iron scale mail. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Trym isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a pastel suit. Her fur is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in a small island village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Shivering took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray 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 is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Philomena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Breathy voice

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