Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This eastern woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Baker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 22000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His red eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He got into the Server business at a young age. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jet (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'1" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is blonde and very short. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Sweet was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is still thick. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Coral (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp).