Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is well kept. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Volen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Vassago and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length silver crest. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Masseuse, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp. Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Zepar embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a Roofer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her golden hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She dresses like a well dressed Stableman does. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nissa is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and grey robe with the hood down. His hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.