Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his violet robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 sp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His auburn hair is still thick. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Theodoric's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nogu lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Sard (30 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naal grew up listening to his father's many stories. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. She has styled her gold crest well, parting it to the right. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.