Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His blonde hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Hupe is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Hupe was born with his mother's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is lengthy. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Server arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Server soon after.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather, and she perpetually has her shield ready. She wears her black hair up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length black hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Alston was born with his father's beautiful face. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 370 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a yellow vest and prefers black and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Joan began to lead the lost caravan. She has worked as a Brewer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has no hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hugolina's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Hugolina took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 cp.