Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2100 sp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: An older man who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports silver long hair. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Stacee grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents enrolled her in a Ranger school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. During her travels, Stacee and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Stacee discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Stacee fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is an amazing painter.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears baggy red pantaloons and a grey scarf. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

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

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).