Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Painter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has white eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy green suit. He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Shamash was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear brown tank tops with grey pants, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nuraval isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nuraval does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When Nuraval reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a large black jacket. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.