Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: Altho was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Altho abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

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

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Halfling Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to be a tailor again

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Jade (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 7 Acid flasks. 2 Antitoxin. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This man wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oren grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Halfling Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (70 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ranala grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ranala was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stableman. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her fur is cinnamon and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Shifting is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Shifting was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).