Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rangrim was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 290 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his blue hair up. His black eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 pp.