Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Riardon was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oren embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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-brother.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears professional attire. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are green.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pallabar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pallabar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This southern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears an entirely tan suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Dara hails from a village terrorized by drow. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barkeep. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His hair is long and red with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Server for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 240 gp. Coral (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, pastel shirt, and tan tie. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Oriax was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (110 gp).