Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his father's many stories. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Herbalist and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Philomena has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist, Fearful. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy white crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

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

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Vicky abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).