Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She has wavy golden hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Mayor, but she got bored and became a Sailor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear flannel, she is not a threatening figure. She has yellow fur. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Leaf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears just a grey suit. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Kilia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she has a crush on the local bellfounder

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This eastern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This woman wears a white vest and prefers brown and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is short and brown. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her beige fur. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tricking grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tricking. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His tied-back hair is auburn. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 sp.