Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His hair is silver and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Rael is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 cp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp.