Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sumnes lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Dagnal is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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: Gnomish compassion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy brown dress and is in decent physical shape. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fragrant studied abroad. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears bulky grey painted plate armor, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tordrid does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: Valorean wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Valorean was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fletcher. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Banded agate (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. His blonde hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Uthemar studied abroad. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1800 sp. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Georgina embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Georgina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Georgina grew up listening to her father's many stories. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her black fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sun was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.