Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Pyra has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 gp. Star ruby (1400 gp).

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a dagger on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his silver hair down. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Tailor. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Emerald (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Uthemar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gunter will drive conversation. He takes great joy in being the best Unemployed in town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1600 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).