Description: This late middle aged man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Dalgal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, and carries axes. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Scribe. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Arumawann was taken on many hunting expeditions. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Weaver and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2900 sp. Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a large white jacket. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Gimûb was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing her hectic life and new fisher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: She tends to wear a large white jacket. She is portly but not overly obese. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ilga was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Silvo isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Amber (50 gp).