Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has red hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Faran lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jet (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Feng grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Paladin 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 greataxe.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (70 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bhevek isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Roge was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Roge has worked very hard to control his curse. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Soapmaker; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

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. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pirithin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).