Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is blue and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Born to a Healer, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Healer, but she got bored and became a Tanner. She struck the Tanner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports silver long hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the south to a Junk Dealer, Valanthe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is red and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has no hair. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 cp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Rivaan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Rivaan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her childhood dream was to be a Bather, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Peridot (70 gp).