Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His red fur is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Ethereal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ethereal studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Ethereal took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She is physically well-built. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Urshar is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Gardener but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Urshar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears her brown hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Ootah speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ootah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Iados is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Iados was born with his father's beautiful face. 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: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has shaved his head bald. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

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

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Cook like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but he was a colossal failure. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

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

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

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Oppleby was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Obsidian (14 gp).