Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is well kept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Zephan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'11" and muscular, this southern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Travok was born with his mother's beautiful face. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mûglûk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Fax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Doctor. He's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Foxilon was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She takes great joy in being the best Shipwright in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2700 gp. Star ruby (1300 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his ceremonial dagger. He has no crest. He has red eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Nadarr hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nadarr alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.