Description: She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Nora lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nora was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. Recently the stress of being a Mercenary has made it difficult for him to sleep.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise white.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Semyaza grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Semyaza never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears professional attire, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kildrak grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 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.

Description: She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a pastel costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her beige fur is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

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