Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'3" and dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Andraste was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His tied-back hair is white. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oren embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hammer, just in case, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length gray fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, PTSD. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 18000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Hamil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He struck the Masseuse job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).