Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Hatae is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Hatae lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Bucklal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Nicholas was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mayor. His hair is auburn and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Hunter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is short and golden. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Layabout, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Onyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Junk Dealer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She wears a colorful flower in her white crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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 born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Being a Painter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. A gifted student he started as a Marshal, but he got bored and became a Dyer. He tends to his Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Jet (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.