Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pearl isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (100 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This eastern man wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has brown hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Aramil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His crest is short and rusty. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Nithther lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Irann was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Locksmith. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 28000 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shamash does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80000 cp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Juliana is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a great chef.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She tends to her Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.