Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Darrow never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bowyer who has hired him part-time. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Layabout mother left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's in love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Gnome Commoner 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 became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Kellen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.