Description: She wears a fancy yellow dress. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Mortician first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. During her travels, Ridaro and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Ridaro discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Ridaro fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this southern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jade (70 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. With bright brown hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Nagrette was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a yellow feather.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: He was born in the west. 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 Stableman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired him part-time. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ashgarn 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. Ashgarn decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. After months of barely getting by, Ashgarn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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 his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries a battered flail and tarnished kukri as well. His rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Valorean was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Layabout. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Hecat was born with her father's beautiful face. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Hecat took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 gp.