Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dell embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Dell was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has worked as a Fortune-teller like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Hematite (10 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a grey collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, she is not a threatening figure. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Katherine's homeland. Katherine decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has moderate length white fur. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Sun wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp.