Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Griselda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy pastel suit. His fur is cut close to his head. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but he was a colossal failure. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect his home

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: Hupe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His tied-back hair is white. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gormogord studied abroad. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are brown and beady.

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 Navigator profession.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. With wild white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Eloise was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Eloise's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His fur is short and lavender. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Elegant was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp.