Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

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

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ghaliver liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has worked as a Miner like his mother before him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears long strands of opal and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Althaea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40000 cp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her gold crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Jezean learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp.