Description: She is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ekk studied abroad. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is auburn and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sculptor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a red coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Bertram was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Roofer born in the past three hundred years. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.