Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her hair is silver and very short. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 9. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is dark red and curly. His eyes are black.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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 was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mortician but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Eldon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp.