Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

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

Possessions: 110 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Soapmaker. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.