Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses like a well dressed Barkeep does. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Jade (160 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this man dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. She has chestnut hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Lazy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp).