Description: He wears professional attire. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gerald lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bhevek grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears professional attire. His silver hair is braided into rings. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Cressel was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.