Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her white hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Body Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the east. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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, Vanuath is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and revenge

Flaws: Emotional, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His gray fur is still thick. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Meena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a Farmer soon after.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 22000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'8", this woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has moderate length white crest. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Saphara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Saphara was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bounty Hunter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bounty Hunter for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.