Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. He wears his black hair down. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Osco embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

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. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

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. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Theren hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He usually wears his black robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown fur is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nimble grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nimble. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: 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.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1400 gp. Black opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.