Description: This malnourished woman wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. She is baby faced.

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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Pelt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a blue scarf. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Watson speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Watson was taken on many hunting expeditions. He worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. He became a Mayor soon after.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Coral (80 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (80 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by teas. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Canary diamond (4000 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fancy black suit. His blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Farmer profession.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A freak accident while working with his Farmer mother left him crippled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Ekemon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Weaver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Weaver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Slave, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Navigator like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red spinel (140 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.