Description: She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Architect. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Blacksmith. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents enrolled her in a Ranger school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Oskar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. During his travels, Oskar and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Oskar discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Oskar fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She is physically well-built. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp.