Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rose (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and pastel tie. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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 Jeweler father left her crippled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 9000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Jet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her hair is short and dark red. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sard (30 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple black robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She got into the Weaver business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Interpreter. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Elizabeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Jade (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a grey shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Delre hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She struck the Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Amber (80 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).