Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Joser was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Assassin, but he got bored and became a Hunter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing his hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She is dressed in an above average manner. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amber (160 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shipwright; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: Ownka is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ownka was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Apothecary they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Priest, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.