Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'1" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 120 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is portly but not overly obese. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Beast never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Animal Trainer for the past few years.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.