Description: This malnourished woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Raiann will drive conversation. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 pp. Amber (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. His brown hair is cut short. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gifted student she started as a Carter, but she got bored and became a Miner. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 pp. Jasper (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.