Description: He wears professional attire. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Scribe, Pijjirik learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is braided into rings. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Sard (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amber (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Raer was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Raer decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He struck the Glassblower job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Coral (150 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Through the years after Ulla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ulla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 28000 sp.