Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available she will default to her club. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

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 a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Born to a Server, her mother struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses like a well dressed Knight does, she is not a threatening figure. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Ekk lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and balancing her hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black opal (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has a very tight haircut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ubada was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She sports black long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Hlin was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. He has brown hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mayor business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 gp. Amber (80 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.