Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Avelina was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. He has moderate length red hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Simon was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Body Guard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5 Acid flasks. 1 Holy water. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear flannel. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Joan learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.