Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father 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: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She sports a flattop fur cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Right-Handed took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Being a Miller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has styled her white crest well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the right. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a green vest and prefers violet and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Wiggens grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Wiggens 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 has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and beady.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.