Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Erky has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Erky was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished shortspear as well. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the south to a Animal Trainer, Thiala learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thiala 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 Thiala. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Xanaphia isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has taken up work as a Sailor and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1700 sp.

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 wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp.