Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Baern does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Revenge; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Disguise kit.