Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Alexandre's homeland. Alexandre decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alexandre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Ploughman.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and carries swords. He sports a flattop hair cut. His white eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Zepar was born with his mother's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Soapmaker, but he got bored and became a Performer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Moss agate (6 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Smokesticks.