Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gardain embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her black crest to look like a famous performer. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Azza lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 gp.