Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Fargrim was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, 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 Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 pp. Banded agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is short and brown. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Wymar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).