Description: He is scrawny and has patchy rusty crest. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. His rusty crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He got into the Priest business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Baradad 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 Baradad. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arannis grew up listening to his father's many stories. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aerdeth is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He got into the Healer business at a young age. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.