Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alain isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Alain was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Soveliss hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Naamah was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Apothecary. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Naamah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2100 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are yellow and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Assassin uniform. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Eberdeb hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.