Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Fargas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. The war was a terrible time for her, and Seere does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Seere was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Seere alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Agatha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She struck the Herbalist job and began her own company from there.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Chem was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shipwright, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 11000 sp. Moss agate (5 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sard (80 gp). Coral (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His yellow fur is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Serpent was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has slicked back white hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trym was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Halfling Aristocrat 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. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Miner and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40000 cp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.