Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Osco isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Seamstress profession.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 170 gp. Azurite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., she is not a threatening figure. She wears her green crest up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mason they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1700 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. His tied-back hair is golden. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alvyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. His tied-back hair is red. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This light-skinned male is typically in his Guard uniform. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy golden hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Kipper lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.