Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a trident on her belt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alain isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Alain was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jet (160 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (160 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.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her auburn hair up. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 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 (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 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 (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is typically in her Guard uniform. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her hair is black and curly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with blue skirt, and carries flails. Her copper crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She got into the Glassblower business at a young age. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Chad hails from a village terrorized by drow. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Amber (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His red hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.