Description: This malnourished woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a Gardener, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a white coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has green eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Bundrigo is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. After a long history of fighting, Bundrigo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Thiala 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. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thiala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his orange fur well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His blonde hair is cut short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has done his best to style his yellow fur to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Priest first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Priest. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his copper crest up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Kiirith was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 Tiefling in existence. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has brown hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Matilda is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Matilda grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Blue quartz (5 gp).