Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Paela 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Masseuse but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north to a Masseuse, Mehen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 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 long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Chay was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Chay fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Syllin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Actor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She wears her black hair down. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Valanthe was born with her father's beautiful face. Valanthe was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has worked as a Cook like her father before her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her black fur is braided into rings. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Claira speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 in a small forest village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Server who has hired her part-time. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Performer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Emerald (800 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

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. 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 in a small plains village. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.