Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Shamash was taken on many hunting expeditions. Shamash was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shamash decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his black hair up. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bulzo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1500 gp.