Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jet (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Ida was born the youngest of three triplets. One day when Ida was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Ida was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available she will default to her spear. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Herleva will drive conversation. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 54. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raymond grew up listening to his father's many stories. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 70 pp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).