Description: A 4'9" southern woman, she is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Baker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Baker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Beggar; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Frug isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of glaives, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Audhild was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jasper (30 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull red iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. A true patriot, Azaki would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north to a Mayor, Azaki learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Nasally tone

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

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She has moderate length purple hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Pyra 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 pp.