Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and swords. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Nora was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nora decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 26000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Cartwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man is typically in his Carter uniform. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bree grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; 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

Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Unvera isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Unvera was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Cook. She has taken up work as a Cook and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Geoffrey is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 130 gp. Rose (40 gp).