Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His hair is silver and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Pallabar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pallabar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: 3'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear tan tank tops with white pants. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 21000 sp. Citrine (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. 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: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Through the years after Dreali was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Dreali's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Dreali and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished mace as well. She keeps her copper crest in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Locksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man 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 a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the west. Gennal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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 was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 70 gp. 2 Acid flasks.