Description: She is in excellent shape and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her spear. She has blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Verna isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a white vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Myev alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Myev fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Adelaide was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Jeweler. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Hugh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this southern man wears a violet tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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 was born in a small desert village. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Barrister; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length beige fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a mayor and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Jade (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amethyst (60 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.