Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is short and white. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in an above average manner. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kyle grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a pastel suit, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Hourglass. 1 Climber’s kit.