Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She takes great joy in being the best Mortician in town.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. Elysande abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has no hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Valida was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her head has been shaved. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a yellow collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is golden and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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 greedy.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'4" northern woman, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green and beady.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Tawar lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jet (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).