Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her tied-back hair is black. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Valanthe was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

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: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He struck the Stableman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (100 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Ahrim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and tan tie, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 72. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Baggi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Jak is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Jak was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Amber (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Veit alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).