Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has silver hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Joan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she is content

Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tan collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Richard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his tan robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.