Description: This western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy brown hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kipper grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Nelkin was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears just a brown suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: He got into the Carter business at a young age. 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 Carter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. He has silver hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Brottor lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 230 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp).