Description: She stands about 4'1" and wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Helja's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Apothecary they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Jeweler, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has green eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is typically in his Merchant uniform. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Sailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Merchant. He's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1700 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Sard (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Coral (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cartwright. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cartwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her crest is bronze and curly. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bounty Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nora never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Tailor; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spy business.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Engong abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.