Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Sammal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple blue robe with pastel stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

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. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Greedy. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his black crest down. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kaladan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Scribe, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a worn and beaten armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gennal 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 Gennal. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp.