Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rael grew up listening to his father's many stories. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. She has wavy chestnut hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears an entirely white suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Grigi alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Grigi was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and revenge

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. 3 Smokesticks.