Description: She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is long and white with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Merla was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Herbalist. Being a Herbalist 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: She desires power and/or immortality; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on her left side. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Caelynn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Rogue, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Caelynn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a sculptor and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with green slacks. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nora studied abroad. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Fearful. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy white hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sybil does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Sybil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. With wild blonde hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Body Guard 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: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 12000 sp. Fire opal (1000 gp). Jade (120 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp).

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zook grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Gnome Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries scythes. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Bilga never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.