Description: 2'9" and muscular, this southern woman wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her hair is auburn and very short. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Portia embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and scythes. Her blue hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Verin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Lamlis hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Through the years after Lamlis was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Lamlis's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Lamlis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 110 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Amber (100 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple violet robe with white stripes complete with hood, and she perpetually has her whip ready. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vaina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. His black fur is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with his Miller mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Miller again; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Vanuath was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a violet vest and prefers blue and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Rolf was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad violet hat.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Quelenna was born with her father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Quelenna took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Amethyst (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Howard was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.