Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy silver hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Barbena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To protect her home; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Debt, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trym was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and pastel pants. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shanairla embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. She became a Jeweler soon after.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Nella hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nella was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Jasper (50 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rose (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears black trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blue hair is lengthy. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Chem will drive conversation. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Chem was born with his father's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Barber. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. Her scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.