Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is long and unkept. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is harsh and unforgiving.

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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Conrad grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse father left her crippled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.