Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Bella has worked very hard to control her curse. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Bella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She refers to her adoptive father 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: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vaina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Peridot (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears just a black suit. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.