Description: He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. When Ernest reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Traubon hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1100 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Thodris was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Thodris never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: Serpent was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Serpent was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Coral (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barkeep business.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears just a grey suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Randal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 24000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Coral (150 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. Her hair is silver and curly. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stableman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rose (50 gp).