Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mary is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in a small island village. Mary liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Anne was born with her father's beautiful face. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Ahlyssa was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (160 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.