Description: She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Holy water. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Assassin. 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 is unsatisfied with his job; and to protect his home

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 sp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). White opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His white hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.