Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Knight and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ekk has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'1" eastern man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mayor. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a black scarf. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Flame lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Fletcher. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand her business; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the east to a Adventurer, Antinua learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'8" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Geva was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Geva decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.