Description: He stands about 2'11" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Howard hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his blue hair up. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Frederick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A freak accident while working with his Bricklayer mother left him crippled. He tends to his Mayor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. He wears his red fur down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ethereal grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ethereal. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Barrister, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.