Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears his chestnut hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His gold crest is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 110000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She very much looks the part of a Architect. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Siffress is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Siffress was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: A 5'8" eastern woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of emerald and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Military, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2800 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.