Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Quillathe is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. One day when Quillathe was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Quillathe was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman wears red trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the west to a Priest, Aerdeth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears pastel trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and red handkerchief worn on his right side. He carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished kukri as well. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Burgell embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Burgell was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Randal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.