Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. She has no hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Althaea was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers red and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Farmer profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His tied-back hair is black. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 150 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: He is content; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 41000 sp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black fur is knotted and matted. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Red spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Amber (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.