Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

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. When Balifra reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sage. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has wavy red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bellfounder born in the past three hundred years. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the south. His childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 comes from a rich northern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 240 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Cairn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 150 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears professional attire. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Bune is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Bune lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Ahinar was born with her mother's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Ahinar 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 was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Baker. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20 pp.