Description: This man stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black fur is thinning but still full. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quick hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is red and very short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Beggar like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gûndza grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, In love, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Moss agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).