Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold music box (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dull red sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case, and she perpetually has her club ready. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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 daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 sp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top violet hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy gray fur. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 pp. Amethyst (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.