Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Blossom is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her auburn hair down. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born in the east to a Stylist, Oriel learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Azurite (11 gp). White opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Silent lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'9" western man, he wears yellow trousers with blue and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is white and very short. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 pp. White pearl (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 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.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Bethrynna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she is typically in her Weaver uniform. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She struck the Weaver job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Amber (80 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). White opal (1100 gp).