Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her hair is short and golden. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear white tank tops with green pants. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Skoth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect his home

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a black vest and prefers white and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Lezre and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a blue and black robe with the hood down. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Phann learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is portly but not overly obese. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: An older woman who typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Ahinar was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ahinar's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his cinnamon fur. He has green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 340 gp. Amber (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.