Description: A 4'10" northern woman, she wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available she will default to her bow. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Masseuse first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is chestnut and curly. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has wavy golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 pp. Red spinel (130 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Anne never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. His crest is green and very short. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Marshal first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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 further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her fur is cinnamon and curly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her brown robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. She has white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (80 gp).