Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is white and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Howard embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Howard took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1300 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nedda isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the north to a Architect, Tethren learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Architect. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'8" and dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. With wild golden hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Beatrice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 240 pp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp).

Description: A 3'1" northern woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of a Animal Trainer, who enjoyed hunting, Bree was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. With bright silver hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Eridred does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp.