Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a grey vest and prefers red and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her brown hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Kasdeya is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kristryd will drive conversation. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Kristryd was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries shortbows. Her tied-back hair is silver. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Assassin. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tourmaline (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Rieta hails from a village terrorized by giants. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. After a long history of fighting, Rieta and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jillian isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Halfling Warrior 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears an entirely grey suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is blonde and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born into a rich family. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. Onyx (30 gp).