Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has moderate length white hair. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Gomory lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Debt, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a hunchback. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 gp. Jade (100 gp).