Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His hair is brown and curly. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An older man who dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with yellow slacks, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He tends to his Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Fonkin was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.