Description: A 2'10" northern man, he typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Altho was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Altho alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Altho was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 cp. Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

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

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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, Rose is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Ronwe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'5" and wears professional attire. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has brown hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: Jane hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is typically in her Shepherd uniform. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Philomena embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1800 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Xanaphia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Whurbin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.