Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Direcris liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Rael is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.