Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 Dilettante. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Enidda liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 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: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Skamos was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Skamos 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1800 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'3" and has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence, Opinionated, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 12000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a pastel top hat and pastel clothes. She has no fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Lone is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Jade (160 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium 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 a red broad hat and red clothes. His white hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ulblyn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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. 1 Minor magic item.