Description: This light-skinned female wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Brakka managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Zircon (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has beige fur. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has chestnut hair. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Now she works as a singing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This light-skinned female is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and red handkerchief worn on her right side. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Riswynn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Riswynn was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Riswynn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 370 gp.