Description: This tall, slender woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She takes great joy in being the best Scribe in town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy white suit. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vlorn studied abroad. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Jet (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Rose (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Peridot (40 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: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shump 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Xanaphia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. After a long history of fighting, Xanaphia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 19000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the east to a Ruler, Harvest learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.