Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is cut short. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Mason, her father struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Sumnes took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has dyed his greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. His eyes are green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Beast's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born to a Sellsword, his father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

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 is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Ahinar took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This malnourished man very much looks the part of a Mortician. He sports a flattop fur cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Mortician. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 390 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a longbow on her belt. She is physically well-built. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 longbow use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Hethress was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Roofer. 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Map Maker; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 gp.