Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

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. When Rrath reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears long strands of ruby and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is short and blonde. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull white iron scale mail. His blue hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bertram isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears a colorful flower in his bronze crest. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Donaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Donaar 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 Donaar. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 70 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).