Description: This man is very fat, and is typically in his Barber uniform. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Quarethon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of a Tailor, who enjoyed hunting, Quarethon was taken on many hunting expeditions. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and tan tie. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.