Description: She stands about 4'11" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her black hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. 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. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Nature, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and golden. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Damien was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is short and white. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 sp.