Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vani isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a yellow shirt with thin black vertical stripes and red pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Agnes grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Agnes. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'10" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Robbie was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barrister they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Ploughman, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished kukri as well. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 pp. Malachite (16 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.