Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her white fur has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He usually wears his violet robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Conrad was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a red costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She is physically well-built. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Ruler, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses like a well dressed Spy does. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Rosamund is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Rosamund was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She married young, but lost her spouse to gnolls. She has worked as a Spy like her mother before her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'4" when asserting herself. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is an amazing painter.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has white fur. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 190 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alain embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Aquamarine (1200 gp).