Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Kithri is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Kithri hails from a village terrorized by giants. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has no crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Painter. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the south to a Painter, Pyxrin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Helgret managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Quarion was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Crowbar.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a tan vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Xanaphia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 sp. Amber (110 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1700 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her blue hair is lengthy. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.