Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. With bright auburn hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ahlyssa grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.