Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. She wears her rusty crest down. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 3'4", this woman prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her brown hair up. She has a tattooed face.

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 obsessed with finding treasure.

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. Abalaba abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Knight, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Azurite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

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. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman very much looks the part of a Miner. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Torgga was born with her mother's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. Being a Miner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (70 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and silver. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Laborer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Jasper (50 gp). Emerald (600 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'0" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).