Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her red hair down. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gynnie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Philomena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jet (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Immeral hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Melissa was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Melissa alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Melissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Passionate, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Onyx (60 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Jade (80 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amber (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Coral (80 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'10" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (90 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.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Pâsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 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.