Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her left side. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Mella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Vaina's homeland. Vaina decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the south to a Spy, Aura learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the south to a Weaver, Werydd learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. His cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This yellow eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aura hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Aura was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Aura was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Animal Trainer. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has moderate length golden hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Abalaba was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Cartwright and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).