Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a pastel collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red fur is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. White opal (1500 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. With bright blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Paela isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Paela alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white hair is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears long strands of amber and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Volen hails from a village terrorized by giants. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Volen has worked very hard to control her curse. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Volen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red fur is lengthy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Three was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with his Barkeep father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).