Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1700 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has wavy auburn hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Shautha took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Shautha was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears grey trousers with yellow and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Dariff hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dariff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears professional attire. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Nikki was born with her father's beautiful face. Nikki abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Lazy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: He wears dull violet sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. He has silver hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Dreali was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Assassin. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Gildmak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp.