Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is short and black. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Cressel was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has red eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 12000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (100 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His black fur is matted, messy, and big. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the west. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Jade (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. His copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Gale reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amber (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Jet (150 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 pp.