Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length dark red hair. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Akta is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Akta lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Akta took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man tends to wear a large green jacket. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Being a Blacksmith 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: A deep hatred of dire rats; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the west. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). 1 Holy water.

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her hair is golden and curly. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age her mother died while driving off some brigands. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greataxe use. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Everburning torch.