Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Avice is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed whip, just in case. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Dilettante father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp.