Description: This northern woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Oriff never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Traulam will drive conversation. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He wears his white hair down. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Kellen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Masseuse. He struck the Masseuse job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nelkin isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her beige fur down. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shifting studied abroad. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and balancing her hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to be a junk dealer again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 19000 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born into a rich family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears her brown hair down. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.