Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Ellywick is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. A gifted student she started as a Stylist, but she got bored and became a Body Guard. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 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: He is scrawny and has patchy red crest. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long red crest kept up in a rat tail. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Shamash was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rose (20 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Theren alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jet (130 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).