Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears blue trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Coral (100 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has no hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). White pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Zook does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Zook hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Matilda studied abroad. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Caelynn was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Performer. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Ahrim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp).