Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. 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 has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sellsword business.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Katherine alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Katherine was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Justin grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Helen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.