Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her rusty crest in a flapper bob. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Tatyan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. Banded agate (9 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 2 Acid flasks. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with tan slacks. She has moderate length blonde hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has no hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears red trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Shaena was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shaena's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's in love; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is still thick. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Mardnab was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Chaedi enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her copper crest is braided into rings. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Locksmith. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Zykroff was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 gp.