Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vorka grew up listening to her father's many stories. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She tends to her Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top red hat.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her head has been shaved. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Seamstress for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), she is not a threatening figure. Her brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a Junk Dealer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Junk Dealer. She became a Junk Dealer soon after.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a green scarf. His fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp).