Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: Sweet is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Traki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Traki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dabbledob grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dabbledob. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Matilda alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Coral (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. Her red fur is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 cp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.