Description: He wears a simple red robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Damien lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Coral (150 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is blonde and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Money/treasure; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy red fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly morningstars and spears. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.