Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hethress studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amber (160 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jade (140 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jet (140 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 25000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'0" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great joy in being the best Carter in town.

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. Pyntle liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). White opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western woman wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is golden and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a great chef.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).