Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Rosamund lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is short and blonde. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Balimaar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp.