Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears just a brown suit. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower mother left him crippled. 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: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Terse, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1900 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished greataxe as well. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. His auburn hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bhevek isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'2" southern man, he wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.