Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries hand crossbows. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'8" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gifted from a young age, Qualen studied abroad. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 5'5" eastern man, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His white hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.