Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and she perpetually has her bow ready. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Born to a Carter, her father struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nelkin grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her red robe and has her flail always slung over her shoulder. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anne embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her tied-back hair is silver. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She usually wears her white robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her ears are large.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shaena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).