Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This northern woman prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is still thick. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is red and curly. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He has taken up work as a Fortune-teller and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

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

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She has styled her orange fur well, parting it to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with yellow slacks. He has no fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jasper (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Anne grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Anne. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Bricklayer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to be a engraver again

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His gray fur is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: Shadow hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.