Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aura grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Aura was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white fur is braided into rings. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 pp. Coral (50 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 pp.