Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 12th 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Antinua fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern woman wears a yellow shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her hair is white and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bhevek embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Mason, Bhevek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has no crest. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barkeep. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 240 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp).