Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Avice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Malachite (16 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, he is not a threatening figure. He has silver hair. His eyes are blue.

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. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after John was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. John's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tattered old clothes. He has no hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Reynard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Star ruby (1000 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. While she appears to be a normal Human, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp.