Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries pickaxes. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His bronze crest is still thick. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Cynical, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.