Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple white robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She found a children's book about a Halfling Warlock who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Gimble was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gimble fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He usually wears his tan robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He struck the Miller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Kilvar has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Adventurer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear brown tank tops with tan skirt. Her hair is short and silver. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Armorer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy tan dress. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished bow as well. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Tervaround was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. She wears her blonde hair up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Dara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Dara was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Corkitron embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the martial 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.