Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Rosamund lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Rosamund alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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 her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her blonde hair up. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Melissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'7" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Iolite (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp).