Description: He wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Borun embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the south. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: Patrick hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a red broad hat and red clothes. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Verna will drive conversation. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. A true patriot, Right-Handed would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Right-Handed has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His silver crest is braided into rings. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Baradad's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Baradad hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. Being a Tanner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries with her a set of morningstars on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Bundrigo lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman is typically in her Mercenary uniform. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.