Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Frederick was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her hair is red and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Banker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Jacoba took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head and is in decent physical shape. She wears her red hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.