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: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Falkrunn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Falkrunn was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Gardener. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 12000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Modean lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Server. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 pp. Jet (110 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Sard (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Animal Trainer who has hired him part-time. He is a great chef.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Coral (150 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Coral (150 gp). White opal (800 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Tordek would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a weaver and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has silver eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She takes great joy in being the best Dyer in town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.