Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. He has white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Damien embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Damien enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Damien was born with his mother's beautiful face. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Lidda embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1800 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Jade (100 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rose (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Coral (100 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has brass crest. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Hillanot was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Hillanot and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Sailor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Amber (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Coral (50 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).