Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Herleva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black opal (1300 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'3" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Caelynn was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Caelynn decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.