Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His white eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Emerald (1300 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, marred by teas. Her hair is short and auburn. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Dara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Fire opal (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy brass crest. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Mijira speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her head has been shaved. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nedda embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1100 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kyle will drive conversation. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Kyle hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Kyle was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, white cloak. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Hunter, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).