Description: This western man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white fur is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her hair is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Anbera's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Anbera was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Anbera's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She likes to wear red tank tops with black skirt. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At a young age her father died while driving off some dire rats. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in morningstar use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.