Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her auburn hair down. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amber (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. He became a Glassblower soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amethyst (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Jet (60 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Gimble hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'11" southern woman, she wears a grey tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Ermina was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has achieved small success as a Fisher.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Cartwright, her mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Engong took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). White pearl (120 gp).