Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His fur is short and black. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2200 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his brown hair up. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 55. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Aquamarine (200 gp).