Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has moderate length golden hair. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. A true patriot, Katherine would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Military, In love, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and flails. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Gilbert was taken on many hunting expeditions. Gilbert abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).