Description: An older woman who wears baggy grey pantaloons and a yellow scarf, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Hadwisa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and daggers. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Being a Painter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black fur. He wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Efferil began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 130 gp.