Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. Star ruby (400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His lavender fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Ploughman. He became a Ploughman soon after.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Zircon (50 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is lengthy. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Halander embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.