Description: This slender man stands about 4'1". He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Black star sapphire (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears green trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Layabout. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Arha enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Arha reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the east to a Blacksmith, Sarai learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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. Because his father 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 west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, marred by chocolates. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Mella 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. At a young age her mother died while driving off some dire rats. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greataxe use. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Astar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Astar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.