Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nella was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Ruler. His crest is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Rathkran was born with his father's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Tanner father left him crippled. He's also a talented Tanner, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants and is in decent physical shape. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Beiro lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his golden hair down. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.