Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is blue and curly. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jet (140 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a red shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and tan pants. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Howard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 12000 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished mace as well. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. The war was a terrible time for him, and Serpent does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has moderate length black hair. 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 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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Mayor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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 has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Silvo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Hematite (16 gp). White opal (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Zircon (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Amber (50 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, white cloak. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Amber (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.