Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 sp. Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Mercenary uniform. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gildmak embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Gildmak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Howard has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and revenge

Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears white trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: 150 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: She usually wears her grey robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Herleva was born with her mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She stands about 5'1" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This western man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barrister but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Elaim has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Jade (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. She wears her auburn hair down. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born in the west. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.