Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. After a long history of fighting, Keth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'10" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and carries warhammers. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears just a tan suit. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Buvvie never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortspear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the west. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'5" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).