Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pennie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Pennie 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 was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nemeia grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nemeia. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. The war was a terrible time for him, and Trag does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Trag was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Military, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanuath grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He wears his white hair down. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long red fur kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Thradal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp.