Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered blue hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered flail and tarnished scythe as well. He has bronze crest. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 220 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

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. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. After a long history of fighting, Senteq and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.