Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has wavy brown hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hoshû does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a hunchback. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pikar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 12000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Peridot (70 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She wears her silver hair up. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Seamstress, but she got bored and became a Apothecary. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2300 gp. Coral (100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Melissa was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is typically in her Priest uniform. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Strong lisp

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

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on his left hand. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Racist, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears just a brown suit. Her yellow fur is lengthy. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Navigator work with an outfit from a few towns over. Navigator work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp).