Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Beatrice hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Beatrice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Beatrice was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Siffress hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elegant fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Semyaza is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Semyaza was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bricklayer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and doesn't want to be a bricklayer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the south. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Sard (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a flail on her belt. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Quillathe 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. Quillathe was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Quillathe decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Frederick has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 350 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 170 gp.