Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 sp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 270 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. His white fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tod isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).