Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Flak was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her white crest is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Tharivol is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Being a Courier 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: To share knowledge with the world; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 150 gp.