Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Kali and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to protect her home

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 cp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 2 Holy water. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Sage, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt, and carries shortspears. She has a very tight haircut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: Loopmottin was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He usually wears his blue robe and has his hammer always slung over his shoulder. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: A 6'5" western woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has gray fur. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Two Llamas grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Flame has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).