Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. He keeps his long white crest kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Map Maker. He has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 sp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 390 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but he was a colossal failure. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Jade (130 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age her mother died while driving off some brigands. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in monstrous two handed axe use. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahinar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ahinar. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 sp. Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.