Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Ralf lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 290 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown vest and prefers black and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His crest is rusty and curly. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Baradad was taken on many hunting expeditions. After coming to the age of reason, Baradad took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he very much looks the part of a Carter. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 100. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Chem was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he usually wears his white robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ar-Kaius was born with his mother's beautiful face. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sickle with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her brown fur up. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Silent is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has a crush on the local interpreter

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Black pearl (600 gp). Coral (120 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).