Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her rusty crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Through the years after Surina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Surina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Surina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His silver hair is still thick. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Osco speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He uses divination through singing.

History: Osco was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp. Zircon (80 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His red eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bathin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has no hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. William took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sai and armor he uses now. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ozyman never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has brown eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Robbie isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 29000 sp. Moonstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.