Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger, and her gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. The war was a terrible time for her, and Pennie does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Târz lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white crest is thinning but still full. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Jet (130 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Coral (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her yellow fur is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Sard (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Amber (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has black eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Jet (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 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: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He married young, but lost his spouse to goblins. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp.