Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His hair is black and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 sp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Adrie speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Dyer mother left her crippled. 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. Adrie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Her cinnamon fur is braided into rings. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Layabout. 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an entirely blue suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1700 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. She is physically well-built. She has no hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. A true patriot, Tippletoe would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Tippletoe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver ewer (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. Her dark red hair is still thick. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He refers to his adoptive mother 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 to a Painter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a green coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 240 pp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple blue robe with white stripes complete with hood. He wears his white hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west to a Sellsword, Erdan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Erdan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1300 gp.