Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses like a well dressed Layabout does. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great joy in being the best Layabout in town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thoradin was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tan tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 42000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fargas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small plains village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has chestnut hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born in the south. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Seamstress for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Seamstress responsibilities is difficult; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'10" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she's in love

Flaws: Emotional, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 sp.