Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a pastel collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tricking is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Tricking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp).

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this southern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting dire rats, the young Kathra began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. He is physically well-built. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man 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 a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His crest is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Norkruuth was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Norkruuth's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Norkruuth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her crest is short and blue. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A true patriot, Daar would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).