Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Ella is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ella 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 pp. Jet (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black opal (800 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with grey slacks. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Charles was born the youngest of three triplets. One day when Charles was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Charles was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and is pretty ugly. Her green crest is thinning but still full. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears a colorful flower in his orange fur. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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 got into the Barkeep business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He struck the Barkeep job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Priest uniform. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Nordak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nordak studied abroad. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp).

Description: He wears just a blue suit. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Efferil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Efferil was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Efferil's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Major magic item.