James Harken

Sheriff James Harken was the former Sheriff of Yuria. He is responsible for the formation of the adventuring party The Rat Pack, as their first job together was clearing the sewers of Yuria at Harken's request.

Involvement with The Rat Pack
Sheriff Harken hired The Rat Pack to help him with several jobs early in their time together as adventurers. The first job, clearing the sewers, unearthed clues that pointed to necromancy being performed in the city.

Harken sent the party to the home of Vernhilde Spellfoot, a mage of some renown, to decipher the journals of the dead necromancer found in the sewers.

Later, the Rat Pack helped Harken to fight off undead at the site of a ritual gone wrong.

Death
Harken was killed while the Rat Pack were on a job outside of the city, targeted by members of The Mechanists' Guild. He was thrown from the roof by a Seeker, after refusing to help the Guild with their investigation into the firearm confiscated from Coda.