Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'11". She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a mace. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Dilettante business.

History: He was born in the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Dûsh's homeland. Dûsh decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age her mother died while driving off some giants. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in hammer use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy brass crest. He has red eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. She has wavy yellow fur. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Soapmaker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 sp.