Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her head has been shaved. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arara studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears an entirely red suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Damien isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Brewer father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a fancy red suit. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Ishgha speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the south. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Uraim was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. White pearl (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Ribbles is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ribbles grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She likes to wear white tank tops with blue skirt. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 310 gp.