Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has done his best to style his gray fur to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Jezebeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Heward took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her rusty crest. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She 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. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and violet pants. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.