Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her golden hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Jet (150 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Jet (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is red and curly. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull white iron scale mail. His orange fur is long and unkept. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and carries shortspears. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Bathin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Leshanna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jet (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Hematite (13 gp).