Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Adventurer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 pp. Malachite (11 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears long strands of ruby and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson tan hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local sculptor

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her pastel robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She has moderate length yellow fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Hematite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Revenge; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Amber (150 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Kali 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.