Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ortegar embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He very much looks the part of a Body Guard. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Takra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Servant again; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is physically well-built. His orange fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Locksmith. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Ridaro lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is short and brown. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears a black vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has red hair. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.