Description: Standing 4'9", this man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair is black and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aelar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Knight, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and 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: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is short and silver. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Stacee embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Stacee was born with her father's beautiful face. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 2'10" northern woman, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her crest is bronze and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears bulky violet painted plate armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Arara was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Unemployed. 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: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Brewer. He takes great joy in being the best Brewer in town.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is blonde and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Pyntle was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a mason and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Shipwright, Mardred learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Halander speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Halander was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.