Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Marshal, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is black and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She takes great joy in being the best Gardener in town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Gardener like her father before her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Doctor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Farideh and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her auburn hair down. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. To her fellows she 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Eida was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1800 sp. Malachite (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tattered old clothes. She has silver hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a fancy white dress. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is purple and curly. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Cairn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the north. He worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).