Description: She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has no hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her red hair is long and unkept. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Abalaba was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Abalaba took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up falchion and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears just a blue suit. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hupe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears white trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 150 gp.