Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thorpe does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2800 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. After months of barely getting by, Tim managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has slicked back brown hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Artin was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Artin's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Harbek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She tends to wear a large tan jacket, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 100. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Backpack. 1 Good lock. 1 Magnifying glass.