Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Valanthe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Valanthe was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her silver crest is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has red fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Server.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gale does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gale fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

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 Shipwright, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Fire opal (1100 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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. Raer liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length lavender fur. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp).