Description: This light-skinned female is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and green tie. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nikki does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is short and chestnut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her hair is black and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. Jasper (20 gp).