Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a blue shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Jane hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Amber (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. With wild blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his white hair up. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Ploughman born in the past three hundred years. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy yellow suit. He carries a battered falchion and tarnished longbow as well. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Wymar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Sard (30 gp).