Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. 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: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is dark red and very short. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 sp. Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Myria fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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. Melissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Osco isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the east to a Junk Dealer, Erky learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Assassin but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Being a Assassin kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 pp.