Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this western woman wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

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

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Osah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her silver hair down. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 west. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Thorin was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Ruler, but he got bored and became a Engraver. He tends to his Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His crest is cut close to his head. He has red eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear flannel. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Butcher business.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Faral was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 sp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).