Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson blue hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Charles lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and tridents. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Solomon was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Standing 5'9", this man is typically in his Dilettante uniform. His hair is white and very short. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.