Description: This tall, slender woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her 16th 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. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60000 cp. Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears his gray fur down. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He has moderate length brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. His brown hair is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south to a Spy, Cimer learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 sp. Rose (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and human compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She takes great joy in being the best Gardener in town.

History: Felosial was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her first spouse was a Baker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.