Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Frederick embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Frederick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. He has silver hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Rolf abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull white iron scale mail. She keeps her long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Sard (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red hair is cut short. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length black hair. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.