Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'0" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a red vest and prefers blue and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a crush on the local interpreter

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Amethyst (40 gp).