Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wiggan isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Wiggan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Wiggan grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy golden hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Myathethil grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Myathethil. 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 she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with red slacks. She has slicked back silver hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Banker born in the past three hundred years. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Mason, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brass crest is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: Bharash was born with his mother's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Slave, Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). White opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.