Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Arara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Halander isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Tanner

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

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. His crest is silver and curly. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears just a green suit. Her hair is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Kali hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the east. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear flannel. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Tree speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a pastel shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. He has wavy red fur. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.