Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Frouse was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a red scarf. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Koeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Koeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Koeth has worked very hard to control his curse. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has blonde hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Burto grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: Standing 2'8", this woman dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and an old rival family wants her found

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 24000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dagnal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1100 sp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red broad hat and red clothes. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Roge reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man usually wears his tan robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is typically in his Assassin uniform. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north to a Assassin, Rael learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His hair is white and curly. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 cp.