Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Skog hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Skog alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with green slacks. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the north to a Junk Dealer, Naivara learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Military, Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Roger has worked very hard to control his curse. During his travels, Roger and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Roger discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Roger fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp).