Description: This woman is very fat, and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her brown hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear white tank tops with blue pants, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Bulzo liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theriatis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Sage like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is short and silver. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 35. 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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Giselle has worked very hard to control her curse. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Giselle was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears just a grey suit. His hair is auburn and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Morkral was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large red jacket. She carries a battered falchion and tarnished club as well. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She found a children's book about a Halfling Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She usually wears her tan robe and has her halberd always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Dilettante; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse father left her crippled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and violet tie. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and halberds. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Kiirith 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. Kiirith 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.