Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 42. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: He feels threatened by others; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is brown and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 53. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Irann abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: Gerald speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Emeny was born with her father's beautiful face. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is chestnut and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a longbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).