Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and shortspears. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she usually wears her white robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nikki embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nikki never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes, marred by chocolates. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hogar studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Hogar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, marred by teas. He wears his white hair up. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ar-Gul fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. Being a Fletcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His hair is silver and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balimaar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Chain shirt.