Description: He stands about 6'3" and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ekemon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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 a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Sensitive, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 pp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. He has moderate length purple hair. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valafar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His chestnut hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miller.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.