Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Through the years after Shivering was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shivering's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: White pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is golden and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length red hair. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vepar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.