Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: Sweet is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Traki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Traki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dabbledob grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dabbledob. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Matilda alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Coral (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.