Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has red hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Verna embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is an amazing painter.

History: Verna was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His fur is white, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Elegant was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Erdan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red crest is thinning but still full. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black crest is braided into rings. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his father struggled to pay the bills. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He stands about 4'11" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, marred by teas. She wears her golden hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Tourmaline (40 gp).