Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Igden hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently the stress of being a Miner has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Serpent is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Serpent was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Serpent took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Malachite (15 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This northern woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Jillian was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Jillian was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mayor. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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 a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She 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. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Frouse reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Howard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Gynk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 900 sp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.