Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Numba was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Millicent 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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Millicent was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Eleanor was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Eleanor's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She has moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amber (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

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. She has no hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Soapmaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is silver and very short. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Alvyn hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 cp. Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Merla embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp.