Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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 raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3100 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears yellow trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Hupe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Hupe took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up bastard sword and armor he uses now. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hupe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.