Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fisher. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Fisher and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is red and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Shamash was born with his mother's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Eye agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Coral (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His fur is short and orange. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Elegant wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Elegant was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Traki does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Traki was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1300 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Banded mail.