Description: A 6'0" northern woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but she was a colossal failure. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his brown hair down. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the north. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Ivellios alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His hair is black and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Ernest abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. 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 hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Roywyn hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Roywyn's homeland. Roywyn decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She became a Hunter soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.