Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and crossbows. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Sarah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Unemployed but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Apothecary, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Gunter was born with his father's beautiful face. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Gunter has worked very hard to control his curse. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amber (80 gp).