Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears bulky yellow painted plate armor, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Ida was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Detective does. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sybil hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Dustin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.