Description: She dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ekk grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Eastern European accent

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

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He takes great joy in being the best Fortune-teller in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a red tunic with violet highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east to a Brewer, Dustin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Brewer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has moderate length black hair. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 sp. Jade (160 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Mason. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has brown hair. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Vistra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Vistra reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.