Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. Halander liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a yellow shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gilbert embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gilbert grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. He tends to his Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Emerald (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Gifted from a young age, Torgga studied abroad. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Uadjit is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear violet tank tops with red skirt. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

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. Anastrianna was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Blacksmith. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears brown trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red fur is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Shivering was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Brewer. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.