Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Philomena was taken on many hunting expeditions. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Ekk lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. Recently the stress of being a Cook has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She got into the Sailor business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Body Guard, but she got bored and became a Sailor. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Purson was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Vanchu wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving To his fellows he 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Curran was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She has slicked back red hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Emerald (500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).