Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Portia grew up listening to her father's many stories. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is white and curly. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a hunchback. His white hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Doctor business.

History: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. 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. He tends to his Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1600 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Paymon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Jade (120 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a great chef.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her gold crest is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.