Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Glassblower, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 pp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has white crest. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Hirrathak was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jade (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 pp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. His white hair is knotted and matted. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tomi embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Tomi and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Secretive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ûshbaka grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tattered old clothes. His yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Kite speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kite grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).