Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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 greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Paggen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has slicked back white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Portia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.