Description: A 5'2" southern woman, she likes to wear brown tank tops with grey skirt. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rose (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Jet (120 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'8" southern woman, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She has moderate length brown hair. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nija studied abroad. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is content; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 gp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: This man wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Racist, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her copper crest. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Through the years after Nala was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Nala's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is short and brown. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'9" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Raer was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Raer's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is golden and very short. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Watson alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 sp.