Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Scribe. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Junk Dealer profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shautha grew up listening to her father's many stories. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a warhammer on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Eloise lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp. White pearl (130 gp).