Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has green eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Neega grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jade (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ortegar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ortegar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his brown robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1900 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Liftrasa hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a red vest and prefers black and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Beggar. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Masseuse, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 44000 sp. Jet (90 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has silver eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Cimer will drive conversation. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Baker. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.