Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Shava hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Shava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a hunchback. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She is physically well-built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Doctor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver crest. She is typically in her Marshal uniform. She has a hunchback. Her silver crest is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Findex was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. He has silver hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.