Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tanner business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rurik grew up listening to his father's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'7" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has white hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Don was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she very much looks the part of a Stableman. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a Layabout, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, marred by chocolates. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Senteq speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 sp. Jasper (60 gp).