Description: A 3'2" western man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the west to a Bellfounder, Purban learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His tied-back hair is golden. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 130 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She is physically well-built. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Ermina reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 sp.