Description: She wears a red coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished mace as well. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Callie grew up listening to her mother's many stories. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Skirt would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 sp. Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Rose lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Rose has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Altho took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. He has auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Rolen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and revenge

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Quarion was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Quarion's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Murook 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 dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has styled her black fur well, parting it to the right. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 60 pp.