Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bather. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is silver and curly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Merla was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her broad green hat.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ishte never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sellsword, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: Erdan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A true patriot, Erdan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Erdan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears dull white sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp. Iolite (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'5" and usually wears her blue robe and has her flail always slung over her shoulder. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is typically in his Jeweler uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his brass crest up. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Jeweler. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She is portly but not overly obese. She has a very tight haircut. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Fletcher father left her crippled. 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: Seeks redemption; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Antitoxin.