Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Elizabeth was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gifted from a young age, Erky studied abroad. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and red pants. Her hair is white and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. His gold crest is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Adrex lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Adrex was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Adrex was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A 6'1" eastern woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Tanner. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He struck the Armorer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 sp.