Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Faran was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Faran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Glassblower, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 210 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Ethereal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.