Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear pastel tank tops with brown skirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her fur is orange and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Silent was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Body Guard. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, and carries scythes. His hair is short and dark red. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his red hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Malachite (5 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. She wears her gold crest down. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 sp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an entirely white suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Healer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Architect. She's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 21000 sp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is physically well-built. He keeps his long red fur kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 cp.