Description: Standing 2'11", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His tied-back hair is silver. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tod embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Mortician, but he got bored and became a Carter. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'6" and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. 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's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This southern woman wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has golden hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Alice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and retire the richest woman in the south

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has wavy brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Alexandre was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Through the years after Sariel was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Sariel's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Sariel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Her black fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with red slacks. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rose (40 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).