Description: This southern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When Tod reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 250 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his black crest down. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp.