Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Zykroff and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (110 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: An older man who typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy black hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Shax is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shax grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Brewer, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Xappan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Xappan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). White opal (400 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Skamos was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Skamos and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Jade (140 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amber (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).