Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Paggen reached his early adolescence his Gnome father 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Map Maker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Coral (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Fonkin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Mason again.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and red pants. He wears his purple hair down. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.