Description: This dark-skinned male wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Howard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His white hair is still thick. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ulblyn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ulblyn was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1700 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Rose (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a fancy brown suit, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thradal embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small island village. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. After a long history of fighting, Thradal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and doesn't want to be a animal trainer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Banded mail.