Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 87. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ekk is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'3" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is an amazing painter.

History: Roondar was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 22000 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and violet robe with the hood down. Her hair is brown and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Helen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 290 gp. 4 Thunderstones.