Description: An older woman who wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf, she is not a threatening figure. Her fur is red and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She very much looks the part of a Carpenter. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Pyxrin hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a blue vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small forest village. A gifted student she started as a Actor, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His copper crest is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Dazzazn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has slicked back brown hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 cp.