Description: She is in excellent shape and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shamil grew up listening to her father's many stories. Shamil abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her crest is short and bronze. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a hunchback. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Coral (40 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has wavy brown hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Detective, his father struggled to pay the bills. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears just a grey suit. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

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. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Gardener, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, grey shirt, and white tie. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A true patriot, Tawna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 5'4" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has no hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Hematite (13 gp).