Description: 5'6" and muscular, this northern woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her hair is red and very short. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Rohesia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Alex is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Black opal (1000 gp). Coral (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has shaved her head bald. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Joan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Adventurer, Joan learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.