Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He wears his chestnut hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Howard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he very much looks the part of a Roofer. He wears his silver hair down. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Brewer, but he got bored and became a Roofer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Roofer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has slicked back silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for her, and Rose does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She is physically well-built. She has styled her silver crest well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, and she perpetually has her mace ready. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.