Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Howard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has achieved small success as a Miller.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 3'11" and muscular, this eastern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Gimble lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40000 cp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 210 pp. Jasper (30 gp). Azurite (7 gp).