Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Elizabeth lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has done her best to style her blue hair to look like a famous performer. She has black eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nissa was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born in the west. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears dull yellow sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Arannis was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Healer. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her fur is black and very short. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (150 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her fur is lavender, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Breastplate.