Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pirithin isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). White opal (700 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Jet (120 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and balancing her hectic life and new miller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Rose (50 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She is physically well-built. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Callie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Seamstress. 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: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Coral (140 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. She has red eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Surina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her first spouse was a Sailor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). White opal (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). White opal (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp).