Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears black trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large green jacket. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Tethren hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Tethren was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local scribe

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 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. She has moderate length brown fur. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Moon was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: White pearl (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has white hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Murgen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Qualen was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A 3'4" western woman, she wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her brown hair is well kept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Dilettante, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born in the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Assassin and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Unemployed father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.