Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. A true patriot, Hecat would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp).

Description: 4'5" and muscular, this eastern man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A true patriot, Morkral would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.