Description: An older man who usually wears his white robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder, he is not a threatening figure. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Damien was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She takes great joy in being the best Tanner in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Tanner like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Miller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She tends to her Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she usually wears her brown robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Therlin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Antitoxin.