Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is brown and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Katherine grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Cook mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicholas studied abroad. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a large green jacket. He wears his silver hair down. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Roland is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roland studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born into a rich family. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 pp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).