Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears red trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is silver and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her hair is short and auburn. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She works hard and plays hard.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has worked as a Interpreter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rurik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 150 gp.