Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'3" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. She has done her best to style her black fur to look like a famous performer. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jade fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Rohesia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Brewer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a brewer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1400 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt. She carries a battered sword and tarnished morningstar as well. Her red fur is smooth and relatively long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.