Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Amber (120 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his silver hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 2'11" southern man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with his Knight father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roge fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 sp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This western woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her black hair down. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vapula grew up listening to her father's many stories. Vapula abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her whip ready. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jillian isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jillian grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Coral (150 gp). 1 Thunderstones. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Darrak reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Breastplate.