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. His white crest is lengthy. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Ghesh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ghesh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear red tank tops with violet pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vlorn embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Vlorn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. After a long history of fighting, Vlorn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished shortspear as well. His hair is black and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bathin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 sp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a red shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Gardener. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Gardener; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. Coral (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, tan cloak, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Vadania hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vadania grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vadania. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this western man is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His rusty crest is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 36. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe, marred by beers. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of a Banker, who enjoyed hunting, Berrian was taken on many hunting expeditions. Berrian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Farmer. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has blue eyes and a violet hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.