Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Navigator responsibilities is difficult; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her first spouse was a Servant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 sp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2800 sp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and carries glaives. Her white hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Matilda 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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. During her travels, Matilda and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Matilda discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Matilda fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a sailor and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and shortbows. His hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'5" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Dalaba was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3100 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings and is in decent physical shape. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and many dire rats want her driven away

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Mentor, Military, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).