Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. With wild white hair. Her eyes are blue.

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. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this western man wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: Leaf hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 16000 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jet (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His red hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Arumawann liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her crest is blue and curly. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Sard (20 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dull white sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Vanchu was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Vanchu's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp).