Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 310 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. He keeps his silver crest in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her auburn hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80 pp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Apothecary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.