Description: This younger middle-aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. After a long history of fighting, Direcris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alex embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he very much looks the part of a Mayor. His white fur is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new mayor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This western man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Elegant 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Aerdeth was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She sports blonde long hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Audhild was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Assassin profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Krakhorn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". She wears a fancy tan dress, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 2 Thunderstones. 7 Acid flasks. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).