Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, violet cloak. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anastrianna embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Anastrianna was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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 wants to get laid; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Adran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Barendd was born with his father's beautiful face. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. 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 find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is black and curly. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). 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: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Guy alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item.