Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and quarterstaffs. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Alice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a violet costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She has green eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

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 is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her divine 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a white suit. He has moderate length blonde hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Pikar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Herbalist business.

History: Born in the south to a Herbalist, Ortegar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Orsik was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He became a Mason soon after.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.