Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a great chef.

History: Shax was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Shax alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shaena embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Eva was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A 4'3" western man, he prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insomniac, Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).