Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Many dire rats want her driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and greatswords. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. With wild brown hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears just a pastel suit. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.