Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Vilberg was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vilberg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Ombul was born with his mother's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Armorer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His tied-back hair is brown. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Anselm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Anselm and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Gale was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has moderate length brown hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Margery alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Dimble speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Dimble was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Glassblower. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.