Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Taklinn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Performer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Nelkin was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He found a children's book about a Halfling Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.