Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has wavy auburn hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A true patriot, Fulbar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Thamuz speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Thamuz hails from a village terrorized by drow. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Thamuz was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Red garnet (100 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Balimaar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Balimaar. After months of barely getting by, Balimaar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is still thick. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Werydd will drive conversation. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. She's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a bather and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Amber (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Borun lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black fur is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Cockaby reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.