Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a very tight haircut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Birel has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She has a hunchback. She wears her beige fur down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born into a rich family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Barkeep kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Thradal was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Jeweler. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is typically in his Roofer uniform, and carries sickles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Karash was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. After a long history of fighting, Karash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This man wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'10" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Bagga hails from a village terrorized by giants. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Bagga was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Jet (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length copper crest. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Doudra 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. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears a colorful flower in his rusty crest. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Kaladan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 380 gp.