Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jasmine embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Jasmine never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10000 cp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His red crest is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'0" southern man, he wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His hair is auburn and curly. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary father left him crippled. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears professional attire. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Silaqui isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Priest, her father struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Adventurer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and doesn't want to be a adventurer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She sports auburn long hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Nedda hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is white and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. During his travels, Soveliss and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Soveliss discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Soveliss fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Assassin, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).