Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jo embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Jo took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sai and armor she uses now. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 14000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and she perpetually has her whip ready. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her youth she was a Shepherd, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Shava was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Cook. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Azurite (12 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She 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, marred by teas. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north to a Unemployed, Mary learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 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. 1 Minor magic item.