Description: A 4'7" southern woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Bather father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thiala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jade (150 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amber (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Rose (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears tattered old clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is golden and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stylist but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Nedda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Nedda was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stylist. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His black eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Astar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Astar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her red hair is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Myev is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 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.

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of warhammers on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Beloril is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Beloril was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beloril fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Coral (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has shaved his head bald. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Barendd was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).