Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His dark red hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Cressel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Merihim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has done his best to style his dark red hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Being a Fisher 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Huru is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Huru lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Gardener, but she got bored and became a Miner. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Gardener; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, and carries crossbows. Her fur is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Lone 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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lone fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is white and curly. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Paela learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has moderate length red fur. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Harvest lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her white hair up. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10 pp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his yellow fur down. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the north. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by his family; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 sp.