Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears long strands of opal and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ombul was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rose (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Tanner, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jade (60 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer. His tied-back hair is white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a crush on the local glassblower

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1600 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anakis studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and balancing her hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Amber (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jade (60 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and pastel robe with the hood down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is still thick. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ranala was born the youngest of three triplets. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family, Religious, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the west to a Carpenter, Wella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).