Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Weaver, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Unemployed. His hair is auburn and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He struck the Unemployed job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (130 gp).