Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Umpen hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Umpen 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 Umpen. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a sword on his belt. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is short and rusty. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Direcris embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Direcris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).