Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hobart embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Hobart was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rose (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Gardain was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gardain's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Gardain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His yellow fur is heavily combed to the left. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). White opal (500 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Jet (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts, marred by beers. She has moderate length silver hair. She is baby faced.

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. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Doctor like her father before her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 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: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).