Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Oolah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and red handkerchief worn on her right side. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by chocolates. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west to a Brewer, Balifra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She has worked as a Brewer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears yellow trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She has violet eyes and a yellow hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 57. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Hugolina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hoshû fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 70 pp. Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and blue tie. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is typically in his Masseuse uniform. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Masseuse like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a barkeep again

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Zook never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.