Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Ilde lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pikar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1700 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Ildrex learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rose (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her warhammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Nyx is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Spy father left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Spy they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Unemployed, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Bellfounder. He tends to his Bellfounder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 3 Holy water.