Description: He wears black trousers with yellow and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is chestnut and curly. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cask 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 is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 70 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 190 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His crest is short and scarlet. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 cp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Baker. He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a sage again

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dull white sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Purban lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with blue slacks. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blue crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jaxi grew up listening to her father's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 3 Holy water.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Thunderstones. 3 Smokesticks. 3 Smokesticks.