Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She likes to wear white tank tops with black skirt. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She takes great joy in being the best Fisher in town.

History: Volen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Volen has worked very hard to control her curse. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive, Racist. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her white hair down. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a great chef.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Nedda's homeland. Nedda decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her fur is lavender and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

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. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has a very tight haircut. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is cut short. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her red hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver pearl (40 gp).