Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Beast has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Pirithin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her fur is brown and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sailor business.

History: Five was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing her hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Jasper (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an entirely tan suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Good lock. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; 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: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 75. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.