Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has slicked back silver hair. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Sard (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: An older man who is typically in his Mayor uniform, he is not a threatening figure. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. He struck the Mayor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Vapula learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anne isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Miner, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She became a Jeweler soon after.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Fargrim speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Servant again; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp).