Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her purple hair is singed and shortened. She has white eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Markosian was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Markosian's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 16000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She takes great joy in being the best Detective in town.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Soapmaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but she was a colossal failure. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Ridaro speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 pp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp).

Description: She wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: A powerful slaver made her what she is. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.