Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a very tight haircut. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her dark red hair down. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a mite stocky and has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length green crest. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gesrethe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She is physically well-built. Her dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Because her father 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 mother from journeying north to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Azza was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp).