Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and white robe with the hood down. His hair is golden and very short. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Heward was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Carnelian (50 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.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hobart isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Crown-heir. His crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Bowyer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: This western woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She sports black long hair. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Glassblower business.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Maiathah was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Maiathah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.