Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Mary is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Mary has worked very hard to control her curse. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Avelina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his mace, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Apothecary, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.