Description: This tall, slender man wears a red cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ortegar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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. Hobart fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Shipwright father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Vonana was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'2". She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ilanis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.