Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and halberds. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise black.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Sailor. 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: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. He has blonde hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp.