Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her hair is silver and very short. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 9. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is dark red and curly. His eyes are black.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mortician but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Eldon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Halander does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When Halander reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cartwright. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears brown trousers with white and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Skirt was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Skirt decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 pp. Eye agate (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.