Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His crest is brass and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of a Assassin, who enjoyed hunting, Direcris was taken on many hunting expeditions. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Soapmaker like his father before him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Standing 6'9", this man wears brown trousers with green and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Dynamic lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Azurite (11 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Sailor, but she got bored and became a Stableman. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Broce was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Barkeep mother left him crippled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pirithin studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Pirithin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Pirithin. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

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. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. Geva enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Geva was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.