Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Kite hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hupe embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local mortician

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Carnelian (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Barakas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Alexandrite (1300 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).