Description: This southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aerdeth's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears black trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has dyed her greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Shoemaker, but she got bored and became a Stableman. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her auburn hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Rose (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Purban enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Purban was taken on many hunting expeditions. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, grey shirt, and white tie. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. After coming to the age of reason, Eida took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's in love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Sard (60 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Fragrant was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has wavy silver hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker red hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Philomena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 16000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).