Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His yellow fur is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Eran 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. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has worked as a Barkeep like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Vanchu was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Vanchu and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of amber and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has moderate length black fur. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He has a hunchback. He wears his red hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 gp.