Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her silver hair down. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Ilanis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. She has moderate length brown fur. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Windy lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'6". He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Zook embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Zook and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise blue.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Darrow never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, In love, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a flattop fur cut. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Emerald was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 pp.