Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Erias took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Antrara was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and quarterstaffs. She sports a flattop fur cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Great was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Being a Weaver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This northern woman is wearing a long, black cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy red hair. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Armara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Eye agate (10 gp).