Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Riardon was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses like a well dressed Knight does, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Knight business at a young age. She 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Arjhan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'10" and is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her beige fur is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses like a well dressed Tailor does. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ortegar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Ortegar took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He wears his red hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears just a red suit. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Halander embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 cp. White pearl (110 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.