Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is an amazing painter.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has worked as a Bookbinder like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished greatsword as well. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely yellow suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. A true patriot, Alice would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Alice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Painter. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.