Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a simple black robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Akta hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her blonde hair down. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Lorilla was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired him part-time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Blue quartz (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is short and chestnut. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Blue quartz (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Amber (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pennie isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Coral (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to settle down with her crush

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in the north. Ortegar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Tenena lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished crossbow as well. She has wavy silver hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ovina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Ovina was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ovina decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).