Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop fur cut. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He has worked as a Fisher like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Andram alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: He is greedy; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Sard (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in a small plains village. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. He has silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Dilettante business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Dilettante like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a cartwright again

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Servant, his father struggled to pay the bills. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 sp.