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 is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and brown tie. He has wavy bronze crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Quarethon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Quarethon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, marred by beers. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Map Maker business.

History: Born in the east to a Map Maker, Ronwe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Jade (150 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She has no hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1300 sp.