Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Philomena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Philomena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Anverth was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a fancy brown dress. With bright chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears just a brown suit. She wears her red fur up. Her eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (150 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.