Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear white tank tops with violet skirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is portly but not overly obese. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has no hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He's also a talented Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp).