Description: 3'4" and muscular, this western man wears a red collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has chestnut hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Faran hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her white fur is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Antinua never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp.