Description: She usually wears her grey robe and has her hand crossbow always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Vonana speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Vonana 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. Vonana 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. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 340 gp. White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. He has a hunchback. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a Mason first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries kukris. She has moderate length yellow fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Great will drive conversation. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Malquis was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears white trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stannor hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Stannor was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 320 gp.