Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Harriet was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is an epitome of beauty. She has moderate length red hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has chestnut hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Shane was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shane decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He takes great joy in being the best Miner in town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this southern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and he perpetually has his lance ready. He has dyed his greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 20th 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.