Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Volen abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a red collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'7". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Helen liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.