Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. She has moderate length brown hair. Her hazel 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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Helja was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 cp. Onyx (60 gp).

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 blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She usually wears her red robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Crown-heir, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Raer liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 pp.