Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her yellow fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Shivering was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He keeps his long white crest kept up in a rat tail. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. White opal (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with grey skirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She has hazel eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp.