Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His white fur is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shadow embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black trousers with red and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Orla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Azurite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his left side, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has achieved small success as a Armorer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Criminal record, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his white crest up. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Aline was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She struck the Bather job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Miner, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 sp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Joser isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Joser is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 sp.