Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Animal Trainer like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, In love, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Antitoxin. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Holy water.

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Kipper was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kipper decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Crown-heir kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).