Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 240 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Rosalind lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a very tight haircut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tawar grew up listening to her mother's many stories. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 gp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Aerdeth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Elysande was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Elysande abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her black crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arava grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He stands about 4'3" and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the west. Bilga was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Unemployed. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (70 gp).