Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

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 has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her green crest is matted, messy, and big. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the south to a Cartwright, Hethress learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy silver hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Carter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Rohesia was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She worked as a nervous Carter and found it very stressful. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Jade (60 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has no fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a white vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.