Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 the west. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She wears a yellow broad hat and yellow clothes, and carries halberds. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20000 cp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She is an epitome of beauty. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, blue cloak, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Gennal was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and is typically in her Jeweler uniform. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30000 cp.