Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Citrine (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver crest is knotted and matted. She has red eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tatyan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his white hair up. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Hobart was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hobart decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Hobart was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.