Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the south to a Mortician, Melech learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 140 gp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Solomon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: An older woman who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), she is not a threatening figure. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Jezean was born the youngest of three triplets. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp). 4 Antitoxin.