Description: A 5'4" northern woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Jacoba liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Baker, William learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a axe. She wears her black hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

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. Hadwisa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich western family. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

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

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.