Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her beige fur is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Coral (140 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Melissa was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When Melissa reached her early adolescence her Human 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bowyer business.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). White opal (500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. He keeps his gray fur in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.