Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His purple hair is lengthy. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Barakas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Red garnet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Halander is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: An older man who wears a blue costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the north. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gormogord was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.