Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and longswords. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her brown hair is cut short. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears tattered old clothes. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.