Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her fur is short and red. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries rapiers. His hair is short and golden. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mortician. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Emen was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is short and white. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Varis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. Her blonde hair is cut short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Susannah reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Susannah was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Thamior hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Emotional, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.