Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, violet cloak. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Theodoric is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'11" and is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and white handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 14th 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. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Greedy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Ruler but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40000 cp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.