Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Antinua is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears professional attire. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. Her copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Shadow speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Shadow was born the youngest of three triplets. Her childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but she was a colossal failure. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cressel wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder father left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Cressel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cressel liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp.