Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Thiala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered orcs who tried to eat her hand. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is long and unkept. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Morkral grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is typically in her Layabout uniform. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Layabout. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Sannl learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with her Bounty Hunter father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Everburning torch.