Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and pastel pants. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by his family; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jade (100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'11". She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is short and silver. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is a Locksmith first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by her family; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp).

Description: She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with grey slacks. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Balifra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jade (90 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). White opal (600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear white tank tops with yellow pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 12000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has no hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Reddlepop was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white vest and prefers brown and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.