Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her head has been shaved. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nora isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the south to a Healer, Nora learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 13000 sp. Azurite (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. With bright golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 130 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Being a Priest 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 a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with yellow slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Being a Stableman kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 210 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Amber (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Bardryn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver ewer (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp).

Description: He wears a pastel shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and black pants. His fur is lavender and curly. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fancy white dress. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Murook was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Everburning torch.