Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Her silver hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Through the years after Hatae was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hatae's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear flannel. His hair is black and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The war was a terrible time for him, and Patrick does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Patrick was born the youngest of three triplets. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Roge embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Roge was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Shump hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Bilga hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a very tight haircut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Tawna has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 140 gp. Jet (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.