Description: He stands about 3'7" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Igden is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (50 gp).

Description: He wears baggy red pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ulblyn 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. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the south to a Dyer, Paggen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dyer. He tends to his Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 cp.