Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Tordek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With wild white hair. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Verna was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Map Maker. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tod embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a slave trader and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Buckler.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Adrie hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Acid flasks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.