Description: An older woman who is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy white hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Mara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears brown trousers with black and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Bolhild took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and yellow tie. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bricklayer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is short and silver. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp.