Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple violet robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 110 pp. Banded agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Himo lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1800 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). White opal (400 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a Tanner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Blorg was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp).