Description: Standing 6'5", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Roland studied abroad. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 50 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her head has been shaved. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Griselda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Silaqui was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Silaqui and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Halander grew up listening to his father's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a fancy grey dress. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his blonde hair up. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Philomena embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Junk Dealer, Philomena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She became a Junk Dealer soon after.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Breastplate.