Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Baker father left him crippled. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Joser was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He wears his auburn hair up. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Peter studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.