Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson violet hat.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Karash hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Malmûg was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.