Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alain isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alain grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Alain 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Bolhild hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She got into the Seamstress business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Amber (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is black and curly. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears professional attire. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Malachite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jade (90 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her red crest is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the west. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.