Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Curran was born with his father's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Amber (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Akmen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male 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. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses like a well dressed Priest does. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Shamash is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Priest work with an outfit from a few towns over. Priest work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has styled her bronze crest well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sora lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Pûgrish has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Butcher, her father struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of tridents on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mercenary. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.