Description: Standing 4'5", this man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Gilthur hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Slave, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'11" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, marred by teas. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With wild chestnut hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Yvonne learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Blacksmith. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a black collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Skûn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Skûn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fletcher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears her red hair up. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her first spouse was a Server, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Smokesticks. 8 Acid flasks. 3 Holy water.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.