Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). White opal (1000 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Eldeth learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 210 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Findex was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and axes. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is typically in his Ruler uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Qemuel learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His gray fur is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Art lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. After a long history of fighting, Art and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'4" and wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (160 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a brown vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is brown and curly. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Emma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Fenriz was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Fenriz decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.