Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'8" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Tanner. 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: To be a Animal Trainer again.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).