Description: This dark-skinned female wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Antinua was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sellsword. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern woman wears a yellow shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her hair is white and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bhevek embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Mason, Bhevek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has no crest. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barkeep. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 240 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple violet robe with red stripes complete with hood. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She wears a colorful flower in her black fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Right-Handed is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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. After a long history of fighting, Right-Handed and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a red coat with blue slacks. Her black crest is singed and shortened. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.