Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. His white hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Elaim was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Yebe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'8" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich western family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned male wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Senteq is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 cp. Obsidian (8 gp).