Description: An older man who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, he is not a threatening figure. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: An older woman who wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and grey robe with the hood down, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is white and very short. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Scribe. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 31000 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Weaver business.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).