Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Pikar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Myathethil is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Through the years after Myathethil was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Myathethil's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her white hair down. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the east to a Stableman, Silaqui learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Coral (100 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and black robe with the hood down. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the west. 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 Animal Trainer. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 70 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Shaena was born with her father's beautiful face. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and dragonborn compassion

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She sports chestnut long hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and balancing her hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back golden hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his club. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and red robe with the hood down. His hair is blonde and very short. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a performer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.