Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pallabar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He tends to his Miner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: He likes to wear white tank tops with blue pants. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Nutae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Nutae never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.