Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halander fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While she appears to be a normal Human, 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tervaround was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Tervaround took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Williamina is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Williamina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Soapmaker, but she got bored and became a Barber. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 pp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Peren was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Antinua is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp.