Description: He stands about 4'8" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Laucian was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 2 Acid flasks. 2 Holy water. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Peridot (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 54. 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 is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).