Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Tim hails from a village terrorized by giants. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 50000 cp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: A 4'7" southern woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Nemeia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).