Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has brown hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

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 built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair is still thick. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 gp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Junk Dealer. 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 wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to be a cartwright again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Nicholas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nicholas decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length golden hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the north. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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 son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Engraver, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Engraver and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her crest is short and copper. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Thava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She wears her blue hair up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Hecat hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her lavender fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by her family; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 340 gp.