Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them and is in decent physical shape. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Riardon enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Riardon was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and blue robe with the hood down. His hair is silver and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and wears a fancy white suit. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Everard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 190 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp.