Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He wears a tan vest and prefers red and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shipwright, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her fur is lavender and very short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: She wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood, and carries sais. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Expert school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 39000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Peren 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 Peren. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is white and very short. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and swords. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Nora was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nora decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Skog was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Thea took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up nunchaku and armor she uses now. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 pp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.