Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 29000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. His head has been shaved. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'5" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Duergath does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theodoric fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is white and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thorpe embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Thorpe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. After a long history of fighting, Thorpe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.