Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Shifting hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the east to a Ploughman, Shifting learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His fur is gray and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 pp. Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Kali hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sage arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 14000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. His white hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Kallista was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kallista's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Kallista and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vistra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).