Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. The war was a terrible time for her, and Rinn does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (50 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Elama hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She struck the Body Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is white and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Huru was born with her mother's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 cp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length green crest. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her purple hair is heavily combed to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.