Description: This southern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver crest is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Savaran and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are amber.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Margery grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When Orsik reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He has wavy silver 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: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He has moderate length brown hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Koeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Koeth. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red spinel (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).