Description: He wears just a black suit. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His crest is green and very short. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a white coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and quarterstaffs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Butcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Soapmaker, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on his torso, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a great chef.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Valafar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (11 gp).