Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. William was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ruler. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Grigi reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 19th 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 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Coral (110 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Miller. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Igden fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats, marred by beers. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a red and white handkerchief worn on his left side and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).