Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

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 green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Cook they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Ulfgar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

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 lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Valida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Valida was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 280 pp. Azurite (5 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Purban was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He struck the Dyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Umpen will drive conversation. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 360 pp.