Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and carries halberds. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. Being a Butcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Watson isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Watson was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Watson decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Bilga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tharivol grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tharivol 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 Tharivol. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an entirely grey suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Guy is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his yellow fur down. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.