Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bella embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After a long history of fighting, Bella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She is physically well-built. Her crest is copper and very short. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Saphara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the west. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. His golden hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thoradin studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thoradin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 370 gp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gunter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gunter never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her axe. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She uses divination through singing.

History: Elysande was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He has the majority of his body covered in plate, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Erevan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Pushkrimp lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp).