Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Anselm was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Anselm's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Anselm and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Adam was taken on many hunting expeditions. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Williamina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a black vest and prefers white and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Navigator work with an outfit from a few towns over. Navigator work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp).