Description: A 5'2" northern man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting gnolls, the young Tyna began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his red fur in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 50 pp. White pearl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents enrolled her in a Warlock school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Direcris does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Amber (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.