Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with green slacks. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nora studied abroad. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Fearful. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Uthemar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Uthemar has worked very hard to control his curse. During his travels, Uthemar and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Uthemar discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Uthemar fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 360 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is black and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Being a Brewer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).