Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by beers. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Peter's homeland. Peter decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has red hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Nedda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An older woman who wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is golden and curly. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp. Bloodstone (70 gp).