Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vani isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and carries bows. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Cimer was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Actor mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'0" and usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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 is greedy; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amber (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a brown scarf. His fur is brown and very short. His yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Trail abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trail fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jet (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jet (140 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her hair is white and curly. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Mary was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).