Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Tiaathque was born with her mother's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is greedy; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. She has a hunchback. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has hazel eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Kithri and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and green tie. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Portia embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear tan tank tops with blue skirt. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Myathethil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a fancy black suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his black crest in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Kriv is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the south to a Performer, Kriv learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Kriv never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his brother

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears bulky red painted plate armor. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jo grew up listening to her father's many stories. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jade (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue quartz (8 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.