Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Portia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length green crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her gray fur is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by her family; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The war was a terrible time for him, and Lance does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Holy water. 1 Holy water. 1 Holy water. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a green vest and prefers tan and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her crest is copper and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Driindar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 sp. Zircon (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white fur. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a hunchback. His fur is white and very short. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Tree enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Jet (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and rapiers. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. To her fellows she 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bricklayer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" western man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he has a crush on the local detective

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.