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. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Performer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south to a Performer, Simon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 120 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is golden and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bella embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Map Maker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.