Description: 6'7" and muscular, this western woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has copper crest. She has red eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Zykroff is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. With wild white hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Orla hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his black hair down. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear violet tank tops with black skirt. Her hair is long and black with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She takes great joy in being the best Bricklayer in town.

History: She was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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 son.

History: Born in the north to a Jeweler, Qualen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, tan shirt, and brown tie. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Darrow isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Darrow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Darrow abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Interpreter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Sailor mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.