Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears a colorful flower in his beige fur. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ethereal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ethereal 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 Ethereal. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'2". She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her hair is black and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born in the east. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the west to a Apothecary, Ahlyssa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Job, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1800 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 north. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 sp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver crest is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Hirrathak was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 sp.