Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Brakka will drive conversation. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Brakka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. 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. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. Her head has been shaved. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Nikki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A 5'0" western man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (120 gp).