Description: She is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Ielenia was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She struck the Stableman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 sp. Banded agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Vadania lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. After a long history of fighting, Vadania and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Farmer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 25000 sp. Obsidian (10 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. His black hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Duergath speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Duergath was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). White opal (500 gp). Hematite (6 gp).