Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and green handkerchief worn on his right side, and is pretty ugly. His hair is golden and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 22000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green vest and prefers white and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Calcitro embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and whips. His black fur is braided into rings. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Tree is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 pp. Red spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rose (60 gp). Amber (80 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Painter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.