Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hupe studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Addict. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp).