Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, and carries sais. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Howard embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When Howard reached his early adolescence his Halfling 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. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Tharivol was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Tharivol has worked very hard to control his curse. During his travels, Tharivol and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Tharivol discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Tharivol fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears just a green suit. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her gold crest down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered lance and tarnished nunchaku as well. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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. Odo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Traki isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear tan tank tops with white skirt. Her hair is black and curly. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Miller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her rusty crest in a flapper bob. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mayor.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and balancing her hectic life and new mayor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).