Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She struck the Crown-heir job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman very much looks the part of a Knight. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the north. She worked as a nervous Knight and found it very stressful. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is lengthy. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Zepar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Bookbinder father left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.