Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She wears her silver hair down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and rapiers. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her ears are large.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a very tight haircut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Callie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Galinndan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young William began to lead the lost caravan. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 gp. Amber (110 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She sports brown long hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Brakka hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 sp. Malachite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (70 gp).

Description: This woman wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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 son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 290 pp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). White opal (900 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and she perpetually has her sai ready. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in the south. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 20 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp).