Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thorpe embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it, marred by teas. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his blue hair down. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 42000 sp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his blue hair in a flapper bob. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sage. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Bathin was born the youngest of three triplets. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are green.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear pastel tank tops with white skirt. Her red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Three liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Qemuel hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Cumpen is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. A true patriot, Cumpen would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.