Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bertram embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He has gray fur. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fancy tan suit. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anne isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Adventurer who has hired her part-time. 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: Engong was born the youngest of three triplets. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. This white eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: Gifted from a young age, Cimer studied abroad. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her silver hair down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Wella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).