Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to work out more often

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Anverth 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 Anverth. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Jade (120 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Phann was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She became a Carpenter soon after.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Joan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has orange fur. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He uses divination through singing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and balancing his hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 350 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a flattop fur cut. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cloak speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Cloak took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Ruler, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She has slicked back golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Ielenia was born with her mother's beautiful face. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she's attracted to the pc

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She sports auburn long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ootah grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.