Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has green eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available she will default to her bastard sword. She has a hunchback. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Agatha hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Blacksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.