Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is red and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Bendoo and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his yellow fur in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Serpent grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 210 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who likes to wear brown tank tops with blue skirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Yvonne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and balancing her hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Phelaia wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an entirely green suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. His crest is short and brass. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Cook does. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Thorpe was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp.