Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Trym studied abroad. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's in love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has green eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Delre was born with her father's beautiful face. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 130 gp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Enialis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and hand crossbows. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Red spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Tiaathque enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time, marred by beers. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Borun was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Emotional, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Thervan 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 has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.