Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Maiathah was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Maiathah abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and balancing her hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is portly but not overly obese. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished bastard sword as well. His rusty crest is braided into rings. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Dadalan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dadalan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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. Dadalan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Avice managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Eye agate (6 gp).