Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has moderate length silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Shautha was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears pastel trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her orange fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Dyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Birel was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Birel decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 7 Acid flasks. 3 Antitoxin. 2 Alchemist’s fire.