Description: She wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Sekhmet was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 sp. Malachite (15 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is content

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane, PTSD. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'7" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is black and very short. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her childhood dream was to be a Knight, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.