Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: He wears a simple white robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 240 gp. Jade (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. Being a Fletcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Alex was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).