Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Mindartis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His golden hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the south. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.