Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 sp. Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Pûg hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Mason; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black opal (600 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'11" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 210 pp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 Weaver. He became a Weaver soon after.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to be a carter again

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his tan robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Alex 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 north. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Peridot (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.