Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears blue trousers with green and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, marred by beers. His hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Coral (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Amber (110 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and carries glaives. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gildmak embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gildmak 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. Gildmak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 2700 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His crest is scarlet and curly. He has red eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He is an epitome of beauty. His golden hair is still thick. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses divination through singing.

History: Oren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 26000 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 4'7". She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and her gloved hand is found clutching a trident. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Kansif was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To be a Map Maker again; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. 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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kelter grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 gp. Amber (40 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).