Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and blue tie. He wears his brown hair up. He has white eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is a Shoemaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished morningstar as well. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Râsh was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Râsh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a red vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is cut short. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Marigold does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Marigold reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).