Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With wild white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Philomena was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bookbinder. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the east to a Tanner, Frederick learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Traulam lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traulam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her blue 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. A true patriot, Valanthe would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valanthe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is cut short. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Gilthur began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gilthur was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1600 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2300 sp. Sard (70 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).