Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. After coming to the age of reason, Gorbundus took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears professional attire. Her lavender fur is still thick. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Smoking is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Smoking lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and green handkerchief worn on his left side. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his purple hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Modean hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Farmer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Farmer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gifted from a young age, Korfel studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.