Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Wella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman wears yellow trousers with violet and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Thiala was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and balancing her hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a butcher again

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished shield as well. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He dresses like a well dressed Jeweler does. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He takes great joy in being the best Jeweler in town.

History: Dustin hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He struck the Jeweler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Adrie never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 gp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.