Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His hair is golden and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her beige fur is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Great was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She's in love; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Adrik was born with his mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Avice grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports auburn long hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the east. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he 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. His blue hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).