Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Performer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Mason; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lone will drive conversation. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Jet (130 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.