Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is silver and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Mantus was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Being a Locksmith 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: To reunite with her old friends; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 sp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gimble hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is typically in her Unemployed uniform. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Mortician, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has no fur. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).