Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Malquis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears just a black suit. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man usually wears his grey robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this northern woman wears a fancy blue dress. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the left. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Armorer responsibilities is difficult; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 pp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white hair is still thick. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He takes great joy in being the best Tailor in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver ewer (90 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Assassin business.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.