Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is short and brown. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the west to a Shipwright, Vanuath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He tends to his Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Philomena embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Philomena liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Philomena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His gold crest is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: White pearl (140 gp).