Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She has silver hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pennie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. She struck the Miller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and kukris. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: An older woman who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer, she is not a threatening figure. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a pastel Stetson hat and pastel clothes. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Assassin, her father struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Heskan was born the youngest of three triplets. Heskan was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Baker. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.